Summary
Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, received an additional seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence in Iran. She was convicted of charges including "gathering and collusion" and "propaganda activities" by a court in Mashhad. Mohammadi has spent more than 10 years in prison and remains an active human rights activist.
Key Facts
- Narges Mohammadi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a human rights activist from Iran.
- An Iranian court sentenced her to a further seven-and-a-half years in prison.
- The charges include "gathering and collusion" and "propaganda activities."
- She was first arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial.
- Her family reported she was beaten during the arrest and needed hospital care.
- Mohammadi began a hunger strike on February 2.
- She faces a two-year ban on leaving Iran and two years of forced exile in the Khusf region.
- Her total prison sentences now add up to 44 years.
