US EditionNobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel
TEHRAN, IRAN, JUL 11 – Narges Mohammadi faces death threats aimed at stopping her human rights advocacy while imprisoned, with the Nobel Committee urging Iranian authorities to protect her safety and freedom.
- Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights advocate incarcerated in Tehran's Evin prison, was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 for her efforts to combat the oppression of women.
- Her activism and repeated arrests, including 13 detentions and five convictions leading to over 30 years sentenced, provoked threats after Iran's war with Israel.
- Mohammadi reported receiving 'physical elimination' threats via her lawyers and indirect channels amid arrests and executions targeting dissenters following the conflict.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee expressed deep concern on July 11, demanding Mohammadi end all public and international advocacy to ensure her security.
- After a medical furlough in December 2024, Mohammadi stated on July 7 she faces orders to return to prison but refuses to go quietly, continuing civil disobedience.
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According to the Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Committee has received death threats from the authorities in Tehran. The chairman of the Nobel Committee, Frydnes, said that he had received a "intrusive call" from Mohammadi.
The Iranian regime critic Narges Mohammadi reported to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on death threats from the authorities in Tehran in a "pervasive phone call". The committee is "deeply concerned".
Narges Mohammadi was rewarded in 2023 for "his fight against the oppression of women in Iran".
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel
The Norwegian Nobel Committee warns that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi faces threats to her life from Iranian security services.
According to the Nobel Committee, the safety of the prize winner from 2023, Narges Mohammadi, is at stake. The women's rights activist has been detained and sentenced several times in Iran.
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