Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi's Hunger Strike in Iranian Jail
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike to protest against Iran's denial of medical care and the country's strict hijab rules. Prison officials refused to take her to the hospital for heart and lung treatment because she refused to wear a headscarf. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has called on Iranian authorities to provide her with the necessary medical help. Mohammadi, a women's rights advocate, is serving multiple sentences totaling 12 years imprisonment and has been arrested 13 times.