Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates
Summary
Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was moved from prison to a hospital after her health got much worse. She had fainted twice and suffered a severe heart problem, which prison doctors said they could no longer treat properly in jail.Key Facts
- Narges Mohammadi was transferred to a hospital because prison doctors could not manage her serious health problems.
- She fainted twice in prison in Zanjan, northwestern Iran.
- In late March, she likely had a heart attack, according to her lawyers.
- Mohammadi has been in prison since December 12, 2023.
- In February, she was sentenced to over seven years in prison for “gathering and collusion to commit crimes.”
- Her family reported she was beaten during her arrest in December, causing worsening health.
- Before this arrest, she was serving a long prison term but was on medical furlough since late 2024.
- The Nobel committee called her treatment in prison “life-threatening mistreatment.”
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.