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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Reportedly Arrested in Iran
TEHRAN – Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has reportedly been arrested by Iranian authorities, according to a foundation established in her name. The human rights activist was allegedly detained Friday during a memorial service for Khosrow Alikordi, a recently deceased lawyer.
The Paris-based Narges Foundation stated that security and police forces “violently detained” Mohammadi and other activists attending the memorial. Her current location within Iran remains unknown, with information reportedly coming from her brother, Mehdi.
Mohammadi, a prominent human rights lawyer and the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has been a vocal critic of the Iranian regime. She has previously served a cumulative 31-year sentence on charges including acting against national security and spreading propaganda. Much of her recent two decades have been spent in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, known for housing political dissidents.
Last December, Mohammadi was granted a temporary three-week release from prison for medical recovery following surgery to remove a potentially cancerous lesion. Despite expectations of her return to incarceration, she intensified her activism over the past year, consistently speaking out against human rights abuses in Iran.
Just last week, Mohammadi authored an op-ed asserting that true peace remains unattainable for Iranians under a regime that exerts control over all aspects of their lives. In her piece for Time Magazine, she highlighted the disruption of peace by “surveillance, censorship, arbitrary arrest, torture and the constant threat of violence,” urging support for Iranian society, independent media, and human and women’s rights.