Acknowledgments
Reporters With Out Borders / Deutsche Welle
In 2008, the prize of
Reporters Without Borders
and
Deutsche Welle
was awarded to the campaign's website (which is called
Change For Equality
).
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http://www.rsf.org/Bloggers-invited-to-compete-for.html
Simone de Beauvoir Prize
In January 2009, the campaign was awarded the
Simone De Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom
(Prix Simone de Beauvoir pour la liberté des femmes) in recognition of its significant impact on Iranian society.
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http://payvand.com/news/09/jan/1095.html
Global Women's Rights Award
The
Feminist Majority Foundation
honored the One Million Signatures Campaign as a recipient of the 2009 Eleanor Roosevelt Global Women's Rights Award. This award was presented to the Campaign,"in special recognition of their groundbreaking work to demand an end to discriminatory laws in Iran against women."
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>
http://www.we-change.org/english/spip.php?article488
Raw in War Anna Politkovskaya Award
The winner of RAW in WAR’s third annual Anna Politkovskaya Award 2009 is the One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality (Iran). The Campaign was honored for aiming to change Iranian society in October 2009.
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http://www.rawinwar.org/content/view/99/188/8
2009 German Quadriga Award
Quadriga is an annual German award sponsored by
Werkstatt Deutschland
, a non-profit organization based in Berlin. The award recognizes four people or groups for their commitment to innovation, renewal, and a pioneering spirit through political, economic, and cultural activities. The Iranian Women’s Activists were honored for their peaceful and innovative of approach to empowering women.
Learn more>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriga_(award)
Women of the Year Glamour 2009 Award
Launched in 2007, the
Glamour
Women of the Year Fund initiative raises money for charities that support the inspiring causes of brave women. This year,
Glamour
is working with the Jenzabar Foundation to launch a scholarship program to help Iranian women attend universities in the U.S. (Because The One Million Signature Campaign cannot accept donations, this program is not affiliated with them.)
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>
http://www.glamour.com/women-of-the-year/fund
http://changeforequality-ca.org/English/Glamour-Report-English.html
Individual Achievements
2008 Olaf Palme Prize
Journalist and activist
Parvin Ardalan
should have been in Stockholm on March 6, 2008. She was to receive the 2007
Olof Palme Prize
in recognition of her leading role in the One Million Signatures campaign for women's equality in Iran. However, on March 3, airport security officials removed her from a flight about to take off from Tehran's international airport, seized her passport, and served her with a summons to appear in court.
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>
http://www.roozonline.com/english/news/newsitem/article/////parvin-ardalan-wins-prestigious-olof-palme-prize.html
2008 International Human Rights Prize
Nasrin Sotoodeh was selected as the recipient of the International Human Rights Prize, awarded by the Organization Human Rights International. While she was prevented from travel her husband and daughter attended the ceremony and accepted the award on her behalf on the December 6, 2008 in the city of Merano in Italy.
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>
http://www.humanrightsinternational.org/en/hri-award-for-human-rights/awardee.html
2009 Academic Freedom Award
Graduate student Esha Momeni first to receive Academic Freedom
Award
for displaying courage and commitment to the grass root women’s movement in Iran, the
One Million Signatures campaign
.
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>
http://sundial.csun.edu/2009/05/graduate-student-esha-momeni-first-to-receive-academic-freedom-award/
2009 Lech Walesa Prize
UNRISD researcher Shadi Sadr received the Lech Walesa Prize on Monday September 18th, 2009 for her work in promoting human rights, freedom of expression and democracy in Iran.
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>
http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BE6B5/(httpNews)/3465EDFF38323A04C125764300518E29?OpenDocument
2009 Courage in Journalism Award
Editor in chief of Kanoon Zanan Irani, Jila Bani Yaghoub won the 2009 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award for fearlessly reporting on government and social oppression, particularly as they affect women.
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>
http://www.iwmf.org/article.aspx?id=967&c=cijwinner
2009 Human Rights Defenders Tulip Award
The Human Rights Defenders Tulip award for 2009 was presented to the Iranian human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr at the Knight’s Hall in The Hague on November 9th, 2009. She received the human rights award from the Dutch government for the moral courage and perseverance she has shown in protecting and promoting the rights of her fellow citizens in Iran.
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>
http://www.humanrightstulip.org/index.php/eng/content/view/full/184
