The Iran peace deal must demand the release of Narges Mohammadi and other prisoners of conscience

The Iran peace deal must demand the release of Narges Mohammadi and other prisoners of conscience

Few Iranian women are as celebrated for defending freedom in Iran as Narges Mohammadi. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Andrei Sakharov Prize, the Olof Palme Prize, and the PEN and UNESCO press freedom awards, among others. Yet, like thousands of other political prisoners in Iran, her own freedom still matters little to the powerful forces around her. As US President Donald Trump’s administration negotiates a deal with the Iranian…