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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
Her foundation says she needs permanent, specialized care after a week of hospitalization and a heavy bail suspension that may keep her out of prison.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi was transferred to Tehran Pars Hospital on May 10 after Iran granted her a sentence suspension on heavy bail.
Following a heart attack two weeks ago, Mohammadi spent 10 days hospitalized in Zanjan before the transfer, which came after days of intense family pleading.
Reporting from Paris on Saturday, husband Taghi Rahmani said her condition remains critical; Mohammadi has lost consciousness twice and struggles to speak due to severe blood pressure drop.
The Narges Mohammadi Foundation stated, "However, a suspension is not enough," demanding permanent, specialized care and ensuring she never returns to prison to face 18 remaining years.
Calls to dismiss all charges stem from Mohammadi's 2023 campaign to advance women's rights and abolish the death penalty, which earned her the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The 54-year-old had been treated after a heart attack in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the city of Zanjan in northwestern Iran, where she was also detained.
The Iranian Nobel Laureate has been transported to a hospital in Tehran after a heart attack. According to her lawyer, her prison sentence was suspended.