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Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Transferred to Tehran Hospital as Health Deteriorates
world15 days ago

Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Transferred to Tehran Hospital as Health Deteriorates

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been moved from Zanjan prison to a Tehran hospital after collapsing; her foundation says she has a suspended sentence on bail but needs permanent, specialized care outside prison and calls for her unconditional freedom. Medical authorities ordered the transfer due to multiple illnesses, and her health has deteriorated, including a heart attack and a lung blood clot with unstable blood pressure. The Nobel Committee has urged that she be treated by her Tehran medical team.

Nobel laureate Mohammadi moved to Tehran hospital for urgent treatment
world15 days ago

Nobel laureate Mohammadi moved to Tehran hospital for urgent treatment

Imprisoned Iranian rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been moved to a Tehran hospital for urgent treatment after a health crisis in Zanjan prison. Her condition has deteriorated following a beating, a prior heart attack, a lung clot, and a hunger strike, with blood pressure fluctuations and oxygen dependence reported. Although a temporary suspension of her 18-year sentence was granted on bail, her foundation argues this is insufficient and is calling for unconditional freedom; the transfer occurred after a formal assessment by Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization and while authorities have not issued official comments.

Smuggled memoir uncovers torture and medical neglect in Iran’s prisons, as Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi fights for life
world16 days ago

Smuggled memoir uncovers torture and medical neglect in Iran’s prisons, as Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi fights for life

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi describes in a smuggled excerpt the torture of solitary confinement, beatings, and deliberate medical neglect she endured in Iran’s prisons; she is now in critical condition after a heart attack and hospitalized as her family and doctors press for proper care. The forthcoming memoir, A Woman Never Stops Fighting, recounts decades of activism, 14 arrests, 44 years in prison and 154 lashes, and highlights ongoing human-rights concerns surrounding Iran’s prison system.

Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi in Critical Health Battle
world21 days ago

Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi in Critical Health Battle

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been hospitalised under guard for five days due to a heart condition, with supporters saying she is between life and death after two suspected heart attacks in Zanjan prison. They urge transfer to Tehran for treatment and call for stronger international pressure, including from France’s Macron, as her health deteriorates.

Global pressure to secure medical care for jailed Nobel laureate Mohammadi
world24 days ago

Global pressure to secure medical care for jailed Nobel laureate Mohammadi

Relatives and the Nobel Peace Prize committee urge Iran to move jailed activist Narges Mohammadi to proper medical facilities after a sharp deterioration in her health; they say her blood pressure has dropped and doctors cannot stabilise her, and they want treatment by her own specialists in Tehran, citing a history of cardiac and vascular problems and ongoing detention.

Mohammadi Beaten in Arrest, Denied Medical Transfer, Husband Says
world26 days ago

Mohammadi Beaten in Arrest, Denied Medical Transfer, Husband Says

Taghi Rahmani, husband of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, says she was severely beaten during her January arrest in Mashhad and is being blocked from a medical transfer from Zanjan prison; Mohammadi—an veteran human rights activist—remains steadfast as Iran’s opposition faces intensified repression and questions about unifying leadership.

Trump Among Early Nominees for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
world26 days ago

Trump Among Early Nominees for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

The Independent reports that Donald Trump has been named among potential nominees for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, with nominations reportedly coming from lawmakers in Cambodia, Israel, and Pakistan; other named contenders include U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and Danish-Greenland politician Aaja Chemnitz. Nominations are kept secret for 50 years, and the prize will be announced on October 9 with a December 10 ceremony. The coverage also touches on health concerns for Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi and contextual politics around Arctic affairs involving Greenland.

Health crisis in Iranian prison threatens Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, family says
world27 days ago

Health crisis in Iranian prison threatens Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, family says

The family of jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says her health has sharply declined in Zanjan prison, including a suspected heart attack, severe weight loss and ongoing chest pains. Doctors urge urgent, specialized care outside the prison, but access is limited, raising fears for her life as authorities deny adequate medical treatment and advocates call for her release and relief for political prisoners.

Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Transferred Without Notice to Northern Iran Prison
world3 months ago

Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Transferred Without Notice to Northern Iran Prison

Iranian authorities moved Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi from Mashhad to a northern Zanjan prison without informing her family or lawyer, amid ongoing health concerns after a hunger strike and reports of violence during arrest; she faces additional prison terms for national security and propaganda, and the Nobel Committee has condemned mistreatment reports.

Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi hit with extended seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence
world3 months ago

Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi hit with extended seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi was handed seven-and-a-half years in a Mashhad court (six years for 'gathering and collusion' and 1.5 years for 'propaganda'), plus a two-year travel ban and two-year exile, with supporters calling the hearing a sham; she has health concerns, a hunger strike, and the total time she has been ordered to spend in prison is now about 44 years.