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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Says Iran Threatens Her Life After Its War with Israel
TEHRAN, IRAN, JUL 11 – Narges Mohammadi faces death threats aimed at stopping her human rights advocacy while imprisoned, with the Nobel Committee urging Iranian authorities to protect her safety and freedom.
- Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian advocate for human rights, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while she remained incarcerated in Tehran's Evin prison.
- Her activism opposing the harsh enforcement of the death penalty in Iran and the systemic oppression of women has resulted in multiple imprisonments, including a current 12-year sentence.
- After Iran's conflict with Israel, Mohammadi received serious death threats from regime operatives, which were communicated to her via her legal representatives and other indirect means.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee expressed alarm, stating she faced 'physical elimination' threats and must cease public advocacy to ensure her safety.
- Mohammadi remains on medical furlough as of December 2024 but refuses to return to prison voluntarily, declaring civil disobedience despite ongoing risks.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country’s war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday. Mohammadi said that the threats have come through both her lawyer and other indirect channels as she’s kept up public statements about the Islamic Republic’s theocracy, women’s rights and others issues, the committee…
According to the Nobel Committee, the safety of the prize winner from 2023, Narges Mohammadi, is at stake. The women's rights activist has been detained and sentenced several times in Iran.
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, says she is being "directly and indirectly threatened with physical elimination" by agents of the Iranian regime. The Nobel Committee made this announcement after receiving a phone call from Mohammadi. Mohammadi was held in Evin Prison in Tehran until early December but was released for medical reasons.
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