US EditionImprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is in worsening health, husband says
Narges Mohammadi started a hunger strike amid worsening health and a new 7-year prison sentence after being beaten during her arrest, her lawyer and husband said.
- On Feb. 2, Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, began a hunger strike in prison as her health worsens partly due to a beating during her arrest in Mashhad, Iran, her husband said.
- Plainclothes security forces assaulted Mohammadi at a memorial for a human rights lawyer, witnesses say, as she was arrested weeks before nationwide protests.
- Her medical records show Mohammadi has three of her four coronary arteries constricted and severe pulmonary problems, with limited contact since her sentencing, including a single brief phone call to her brother.
- A Revolutionary Court in Mashhad handed down a new sentence Saturday; Mohammadi was already serving 13 years and nine months and had been released on furlough since late 2024.
- Her case comes amid nationwide protests that peaked Jan. 8 to Jan. 9, with rights groups counting more than 7,000 dead and more than 50,000 arrests reported by HRANA.
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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi's health worsens, husband says
Tehran: The health of Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is worsening, in part because of a beating she endured during her arrest two months ago, her husband has told The Associated Press. Speaking at his home in Paris, Taghi Rahmani said on Friday that he has not been able to speak with his wife since she was arrested on December 12 during a visit to the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad. She was allowed a single brief …
Imprisoned Peace Champion: The Struggles of Narges Mohammadi in Iran
Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate imprisoned in Iran, faces worsening health due to alleged mistreatment. Her husband has reported no contact since her arrest in December. Amid Iran's government crackdown on protests, Mohammadi endures a severe prison sentence and battles multiple health issues.
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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is in worsening health, husband says
The husband of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says his wife's health condition is worsening, in part because of the beating she endured during her arrest two months ago.
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