http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/grace_davies/parvin_ardalan_banned_from_travel Comments for "Parvin Ardalan banned from travel, Grace Davies " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/grace_davies/parvin_ardalan_banned_from_travel <p> Last month, this blog along with many others <a href="/blog/jane_gabriel/olof_palme_prize_parvin_ardalan">celebrated</a> the award of the prestigious <a href="http://www.palmefonden.se/index.php?page=31">Olof Palme prize</a> to Iranian women&#39;s rights activist Parvin Ardalan. Now, just a few weeks on, Ms Ardalan has been denied a right to travel abroad. On her way to Sweden yesterday to accept the internationally recognised award, she was detained by security officials before the plane could leave. Ardalan explains: &quot;(Officials said) I was banned from travel and that I could not exit Iran. They also seized my passport.&quot; </p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/grace_davies/parvin_ardalan_banned_from_travel" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/grace_davies/parvin_ardalan_banned_from_travel">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/grace_davies/parvin_ardalan_banned_from_travel#comment 50.50 Grace Davies 5050 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:31:44 +0000 Grace Davies 35943 at http://www.opendemocracy.net