In 2009, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, published a statement reporting that Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize had been confiscated by Iranian authorities and that "This the first time a Nobel Peace Prize ha been confiscated by national authorities."
I 2009 offentliggjorde Norges Udenrigsminister Jonas Gahr Støre en udtalelse, der oplyste at Ebadis Nobels fredspris var blevet konfiskeret af de iranske myndigheder og at "Det var første gang at en Nobels fredspris var blevet konfiskeret af en statslig myndighed."