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 Khamenei and Iranian authorities undertake prompt, independent investigations into the killings of protesters and “immediately end all forms of violence, including sexual violence and harassment of girls and women protesters.” In the aftermath of the protests, Rehman said, Iranian security forces arrested at least 576 civil rights activists,including teachers and advocates from labor unions and minority groups. “The arrests and attacks appear to be aimed at punishing and silencing human rights defenders and civil rights activists, in particular in relation to women’s rights and those calling for accountability for the death of Ms. Amini,” he said, adding that human rights lawyers also continue to be imprisoned for their work. “Human rights defender Narges Mohammadi remains in prison serving a 16-year prison sentence,” Rehman said, singling her out by name.

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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 …

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.

Pressure mounts on Prof Yunus to release human rights activist Shahriar Kabir
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pressure mounts on Prof Yunus to release human rights activist Shahriar Kabir

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: 30 Human rights activists, academicians from across the world wrote a letter to Professor Yunus urging him to release Bangladeshi human rights activist/journalist Shahriar Kabir. "We write as human rights activists and human rights defenders across Europe and beyond to express our deepest concern regarding the arrest of Shahriar Kabir, a reputed freelance journalist in Bangladesh, a documentary …

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 bans Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to accept the European Union’s top human rights prize
1 year ago

Iran bans Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to accept the European Union’s top human rights prize

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities banned members of the late Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to accept the European Union’s top human rights prize on her behalf, a civil rights monitor reported. The U.S.-based HRANA said late Saturday that authorities have refused to allow Amini’s father, Amjad, and two of her brothers to fly out to Strasbourg, France, …

Iran bans Mahsa Amini's family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize
1 year ago

Iran bans Mahsa Amini's family from traveling to receive the European Union’s top human rights prize

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iranian authorities banned members of …

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 …

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 …

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death

LA Times  

A woman in Berlin holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the U.S. government, local reports said Sunday. A court in Iran sentenced two journalists to up to …

Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize
1 year, 2 months ago

Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize

Associated Press  

STRASBOURG, France — Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize on Thursday. Other finalists this year included Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez — two emblematic figures in the fight …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Iranian Narges Mohammadi gets Nobel Peace Prize 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Iranian Narges Mohammadi gets Nobel Peace Prize 2023

The Hindu  

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi has been chosen by the Royal Swedish Academy for the coveted 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights …

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 …

Bangladesh court jails prominent rights activists for two years
1 year, 3 months ago

Bangladesh court jails prominent rights activists for two years

Al Jazeera  

Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan of the Odhikar group documented extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and police brutality. A court in Bangladesh has sentenced two leading human rights activists to two years in jail in a trial that critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections. Both Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan, leaders of the Odhikar …

Iran executes two men in connection with anti-hijab protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran executes two men in connection with anti-hijab protests

New Indian Express  

The European Union said it was "appalled" by the executions. "This is yet another sign of the Iranian authorities' violent repression of civilian demonstrations," the spokesperson for the bloc's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said in a statement, urging an immediate end to death sentences against protesters. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights, said both men …

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
2 years, 1 month ago

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it …

US to seek Iran’s ouster from UN’s top women’s rights body
2 years, 1 month ago

US to seek Iran’s ouster from UN’s top women’s rights body

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States announced Wednesday it will seek to oust Iran from the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality because of its violation of the rights of women and girls and its ongoing crackdown on demonstrators who took to the streets in September after the death of a 22-year-old woman taken into custody by the …

Iran woman reportedly dies after detention by morality police: Reports
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran woman reportedly dies after detention by morality police: Reports

The Hindu  

A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, her uncle was quoted as saying on Friday, in a case that has sparked protest by Iranians on social media. The interior ministry and Tehran's prosecutor launched probes into the case of Mahsa Amini after a call by …

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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