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 …
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 …
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 …
