Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women’s rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world

‘Democracy is in decline’ says Nobel committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen, as she gives the award to Iranian women’s rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi. Terje Pedersen/NTB by Leïla Choukroune, University of Portsmouth One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her … Continued

Iran dispatch: Nobel Peace Prize award to an imprisoned Iranian women’s rights activist will rally support for her fight

Sharareh Abdolhoseinzadeh is a law student and a PhD in Political Sociology. She files this from Tehran.  On Friday, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an imprisoned Iranian woman, Narges Mohammadi, a political and civil activist who has been in prison for many years. In selecting her, the Nobel Committee emphasized her connection with the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement and her standing as an inspiration for Iranian women. Of course, she…

The new winner from the Oslo committee suffered thirteen arrests and five sentences for a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes.

Jailed Iranian activist awarded a Nobel Peace Prize

Serving a 12 year term in prison

Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi

The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Iranian activist Nargiz Mohammadi for fighting the Iranian regime, which opposes women's rights in the country.