Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Launches Hunger Strike in Iranian Prison

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Launches Hunger Strike in Iranian Prison
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in an Iranian prison to protest the lack of medical care for inmates and the country's mandatory hijab policy for women. Mohammadi's hunger strike puts pressure on Iran's government, which has targeted her for years, and comes a month after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Another activist, Nasrin Sotoudeh, also needs medical care but has not received it. Women in Iran are required by law to wear a hijab, but more are choosing not to do so in recent times.

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