Iran: Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi freed from jail for 21 days
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Iran: Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi freed from jail for 21 days

Firstpost  

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been serving a jail term over multiple sentences totalling 30 years. She has been accused of threatening Iran’s national security and spreading “propaganda” against the state Narges Mohammadi was sent to jail for 30 years. AFP Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Iran’s Evin prison on Wednesday for 21 days. “She came out in a good state of mind, a combative state despite her very fragile state of health.” The Nobel Prize winner has been serving a jail term over multiple sentences totalling 30 years. ‘Too little, too late’ Her family has criticised the Iranian authority’s lacklustre to release Narges from prison calling the decision ’too little, too late.’ “After over a decade of imprisonment, Narges required specialized medical care in a safe, sanitary environment – a basic human right,” the foundation said.

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Prison will not silence me, Iran's Mohammadi says
1 week, 4 days ago

Prison will not silence me, Iran's Mohammadi says

Raw Story  

Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate on temporary medical leave from prison, said in a video call released Thursday that she would never let prison silence her. "The Islamic Republic is seeking opportunities to silence any opposing voices in the country," Mohammadi said. Handing over the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese atomic bomb survivors group …

Narges Mohammadi: Iran’s jailed Nobel laureate allowed to leave prison for 21 days after surgery
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Narges Mohammadi: Iran’s jailed Nobel laureate allowed to leave prison for 21 days after surgery

CNN  

CNN — Iranian authorities have allowed Narges Mohammadi, the country’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to leave prison for 21 days to recover from surgery for suspected cancer, a decision her family has criticized as “too little, too late.” An Iranian prosecutor on Tuesday suspended Mohammadi’s prison term for three weeks – instead of …

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 3-week reprieve from prison in Iran after surgery
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 3-week reprieve from prison in Iran after surgery

LA Times  

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, shown in 2007, won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for her human rights work. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was released temporarily from prison Wednesday after undergoing a complex surgery in Iran that removed part of a bone in her right leg over cancer fears, her supporters said. As doctors have emphasized, a minimum …

Dr Mathai Demands Iranian Jailed Nobel Laureate Mohammadi’s Release
4 weeks ago

Dr Mathai Demands Iranian Jailed Nobel Laureate Mohammadi’s Release

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: Dr Abraham Mathai, former Vice-Chairman of Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, has urged Omar Zniber, President of United Nations Human Rights Council to intervene and secure immediate release of jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ms Narges Mohammadi on humanitarian grounds. He said ahead of Iran’s review under the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review mechanism, which will take …

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues

LA Times  

Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sick, a group campaigning for the activist said Sunday. The Free Narges Coalition said in a statement that Mohammadi must be granted a medical furlough to receive comprehensive treatment for multiple conditions. On Saturday, Iranian authorities issued an additional six-month …

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison

The Hindu  

Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to an additional 6 months in prison on charges of disobeying and resisting orders. This sentence follows her previous 30-month sentence, during which she has been held at Iran's notorious Evin Prison, which houses political prisoners and those with Western ties. The Iranian government has not acknowledged her additional sentencing.

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another year in prison
6 months ago

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another year in prison

The Hindu  

Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced to another year in prison over her activism, her lawyer said Wednesday. Nili said the sentence came after Ms. Mohammadi urged voters to boycott Iran's recent parliamentary election, sent letters to lawmakers in Europe and made comments regarding torture and sexual assault suffered by another Iranian journalist and political …

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another year in prison
6 months ago

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another year in prison

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced to another year in prison over her activism, her lawyer said Wednesday. Nili said the sentence came after Mohammadi urged voters to boycott Iran’s recent parliamentary election, sent letters to lawmakers in Europe and made comments regarding torture and sexual assault suffered by another …

Iran adds year to prison sentence of Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi
6 months ago

Iran adds year to prison sentence of Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi

LA Times  

The prison sentence of Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, shown in 2007, was extended after she was convicted on a charge of making propaganda against the system, her lawyer said. Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced to another year in prison over her activism, her lawyer said Wednesday. Nili said the sentence came after …

Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said Monday. Mohammadi is held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison where she is serving a 30-month sentence for spreading propaganda against the ruling system, disobediences …

Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more prison time
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more prison time

LA Times  

Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, shown in 2007, is already in prison. A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said Monday. Mohammadi is held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, where she is serving a 30-month …

Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to face new trial: Family
1 year ago

Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to face new trial: Family

Hindustan Times  

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi this week faces a new trial and risks being transferred out of Tehran to a new prison to serve an eventual sentence, her family said on Monday. The trial, which gets underway on Tuesday at a Tehran revolutionary court, is the first against Mohammadi since her family accepted the 2023 prize on her …

Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf
1 year ago

Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — The teenage children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in the Norwegian capital on Sunday on behalf of the mother they haven’t seen in years, reading out a speech she penned from a Tehran prison as her medal rested on an empty chair. “This year’s Peace Prize recognizes the brave women in …

Iran’s Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to begin new hunger strike: Family
1 year ago

Iran’s Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to begin new hunger strike: Family

Al Jazeera  

Mohammadi to go on hunger strike ‘in solidarity’ with Iran’s Baha’i religious minority as her prize is awarded in Norway. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, currently jailed in Iran for her activism for women’s rights, will begin a new hunger strike in prison as her prize is awarded in Norway, says her family. At a news conference on Saturday …

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran
1 year, 1 month ago

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike Monday over being blocked along with other inmates from getting medical care and to protest the country’s mandatory headscarves for women, a campaign advocating for the activist said. The Free Narges Mohammadi campaign, citing a statement from her family abroad, said she sent a message …

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate goes on a hunger strike in Iran
1 year, 1 month ago

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate goes on a hunger strike in Iran

LA Times  

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, delegate of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, attends a news conference in 2008 at the U.N. headquarters in Geneva. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike Monday over being blocked along with other inmates from getting medical care and to protest the country’s mandatory headscarves for women, a campaign advocating for the …

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi goes on hunger strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi goes on hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

Concerned over her physical and mental health, Mohammadi’s family say they hold the gov’t responsible for her condition. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in her Iranian prison in protest at limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in Iran, according to …

DC Edit | Peace, Eco, Medicine: 2023 Nobels were well-deserved
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Peace, Eco, Medicine: 2023 Nobels were well-deserved

Deccan Chronicle  

It is not often that the Nobel awards season ends in such a satisfactory manner as to have pleased so many with the appropriateness of choices made by the committee in diverse fields. In an impressive study on women’s labour force participation rate covering 200 years of women in the workplace, Claudia has come to arresting conclusions like women’s pay …

A Nobel for Iran’s Mother Courage
1 year, 2 months ago

A Nobel for Iran’s Mother Courage

Hindustan Times  

Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel peace prize laureate of 2023, has been one of Iran’s foremost human rights activists for nearly two decades. To understand better the struggle of Mohammadi and others like her in Iran, we should take a step back and look at the long process of the movements that Iranian women have led for dignity and social justice …

Iran unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel peace laureate, UN expert says
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel peace laureate, UN expert says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iran is cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the Islamic Republic said in a report circulated Friday. The investigator, appointed by the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council, also recommended that …

Change in Iran ‘irreversible’, says 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi
1 year, 2 months ago

Change in Iran ‘irreversible’, says 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi

The Hindu  

Rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace laureateNarges Mohammadi said in a September interview with AFP that she retained hope for change in Iran, despite having no prospect of release from prison and enduring the pain of separation from her family. "The government was not able to break the protests of the people of Iran and I believe that society has …

‘Biased and political’: Iran condemns Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Biased and political’: Iran condemns Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi

Live Mint  

After the announcement of Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian rights activist Narges Mohammadi, Iranian government, on Friday, criticised. "We note that the Nobel Peace Committee awarded the Peace Prize to a person who was convicted of repeated violations of laws and criminal acts," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement. "Altogether, the Iranian regime has arrested the activist …

Narges Mohammadi is the 5th Nobel peace laureate to win while imprisoned. Here are the others
1 year, 2 months ago

Narges Mohammadi is the 5th Nobel peace laureate to win while imprisoned. Here are the others

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee urged Iran to release imprisoned peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi and let her accept the award at the annual prize ceremony in December. Here’s a look at previous Nobel laureates who were in detention: CARL VON OSSIETZKY The 1935 Nobel Peace Prize to German journalist Carl Von Ossietzky so infuriated Adolf …

2023 Nobel Peace Prize: Narges Mohammadi | The Iranian activist who continues to fight from behind the bars
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 Nobel Peace Prize: Narges Mohammadi | The Iranian activist who continues to fight from behind the bars

The Hindu  

In 1998, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi was jailed by the country’s theocratic authorities for the first time while protesting the rampant imprisonment of voices critical of the administration. Known for campaigning for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty, Ms. Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday. In 2003, Ms. …

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi for fighting against oppression of Iranian women
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi for fighting against oppression of Iranian women

The Hindu  

The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, announced the prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway. Narges Mohammadi, a women’s rights activist was arrested by authorities in November last year after she attended a memorial for a victim of violent 2019 protests. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides the annual award, urged Iran to release Mohammadi, one of the …

Who is Narges Mohammadi? 10 things to know about jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Narges Mohammadi? 10 things to know about jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner

Live Mint  

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her extensive efforts to promote human rights and freedom for all. Her book 'White Torture: Interviews with Iranian Women Prisoners' also won an award for reportage at the International Film Festival and Human Rights’ Forum. Mohammadi is the 19th woman to ever win the Nobel Peace …

Who is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian Activist Who Won The Nobel Peace Prize
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian Activist Who Won The Nobel Peace Prize

News 18  

Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting the oppression of women in Iran. According to the Nobel Peace Prize website, she was awarded the prize “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.” Who is Narges Mohammadi? …

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2023

Live Mint  

Jailed Iranian women rights' activist Narges Mohammadi has been conferred with the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on October 6. "This prize is first and foremost a recognition of the very important work of a whole movement in Iran with with its undisputed leader, Nargis Mohammadi," said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee …

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression
1 year, 2 months ago

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression

Associated Press  

Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy, and against the death penalty. Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty. “I …

Iran’s jailed rights advocate Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran’s jailed rights advocate Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Al Jazeera  

Narges Mohammadi is honoured for her fight against ‘the oppression of women’ in Iran at ‘tremendous personal costs’. Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, has won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and relentless fight for social reform. Olive Moore, Interim Director at Front Line Defenders, said, “This …

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi: All you need to know about her
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi: All you need to know about her

India TV News  

The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 has been awarded to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for fighting against the oppression of women in Iran and promoting human rights and freedom for all. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says it hopes Iran will release Narges Mohammadi from jail so she can attend the prize ceremony in December, BBC reported. With Friday's announcement, Mohammadi has …

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi

India Today  

Jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 for her "fight against the oppression of women" in her country and for "promoting human rights and freedom for all". The Iranian human rights activist is serving multiple sentences in Evin Prison in Tehran, according to Front Line Defenders rights organisation, according to news …

Imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
1 year, 2 months ago

Imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

LA Times  

Narges Mohammadi, shown in 2007 at center, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty. In a statement released after the Nobel announcement, Mohammadi said she would “never …

Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison

LA Times  

Iran has released a prominent human rights activist who campaigned against the death penalty, Iranian media reported Thursday. The semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted judiciary official Sadegh Niaraki as saying that Narges Mohammadi was freed late Wednesday after serving 8½ years in prison. In July, rights group Amnesty International demanded Mohammadi’s immediate release because of serious preexisting health conditions and …

Iran rights activist Narges Mohammadi freed from jail
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran rights activist Narges Mohammadi freed from jail

Al Jazeera  

Narges Mohammadi released from prison after her sentence was reduced, her husband and the judiciary said. Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi has been released from prison after her sentence was reduced, her husband and the judiciary said on Thursday. The semiofficial ISNA news agency also quoted judiciary official Sadegh Niaraki as saying that Narges Mohammadi was freed …

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