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Iranian Dissident To Receive Human Rights Award
May 23, 2006
Akbar Ganji with his wife after his release from prison in March (Fars)
The groups -- including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch -- will present the $15,000 award in October.
Ganji was imprisoned in Iran for writings implicating officials in the murders of Iranian opposition members.
He will share the award with Arnold Tsunga, a lawyer and rights advocate from Zimbabwe.
(AFP)