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The Execution That Made Me a Lawyer

The death of a teenage girl inspired Iranian-born Payam Akhavan to become a human rights lawyer. Payam Akhavan has written a book about his life: 鈥淚n Search of A Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey鈥

Image: Human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan
Credit: Peter Bregg

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