Laureate

Terwijl de mensenrechtenvoorvechter in een ziekenhuis in Teheran wordt behandeld na overplaatsing vanuit de gevangenis van Zanjan, eisen prijswinners haar vrijlating.

De geschriften van Narges Mohammadi, die 14 keer is gearresteerd vanwege haar activisme, bieden een schokkend inzicht in de behandeling.

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyersThe family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb).The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel peace prize while in prison, had been released for health reasons in 2024. She was re-arrested in December 2025 during the memorial service of a fellow human rights activist and is being held in Zanjan central prison, in north-west Iran. Continue reading...