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PanteaBeigiisanIranianAmericanHumanRightsAdvocate,borninTehranintheaftermathofthe1979 IranianRevolutionandduringthe1980sIranIraqWar.BeigihasservedasanAmeriCorpsmemberforthe PeaceJamFoundation,wheresheworkedwithanumberofNobelPeaceLaureatestoaddressconditionsof socialandeconomicinjusticefacedbyunderprivilegedyouthpopulationsacrosstheglobe.Sheassists2003 NobelPeaceLaureate,Dr.ShirinEbadiinhereffortsonbehalfoftheIraniancitizensandhelpedprotect EbadiandherclientsduringDecember2008'sattacksonhumanrightsworkersinIran.InJune2009shortly afterthecontroversialelectionsinIran,BeigiconductedroutineinterviewsonCNN[2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUup__4dJNc),MSNBC,BBC,NPR,KIRNandothernewsoutlets providinghumanrightsupdatesregardingwhatlaterbecameknownasthe"GreenMovement"inIran.Beigi holdsaBachelorsDegreeinSpeechCommunicationwithaJournalismminorandisaRotaryPeaceFellowat theUniversityofQueensland,Australia.[1]

Seealso
DefendersofHumanRightsCenter

References
1. ^http://www.openpr.com/news/108413/Rotarytohelpfutureleadersbecomeagentsofpeaceandaddressthe rootcausesofconflictandwar.html[1](http://www.openpr.com/news/108413/Rotarytohelpfutureleaders becomeagentsofpeaceandaddresstherootcausesofconflictandwar.html)

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