- Narges Mohammadi, an activist who campaigned for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran, had her prison sentence suspended because she needed to undergo medical treatment.
- Mohammadi’s sentence has been suspended for three weeks so she can be examined after the removal of a tumor and a bone transplant.
- Mohammadi is serving several sentences for, among other things, spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison after the suspension of her prison sentence to undergo medical treatment, her husband Taqi Rahmani told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison on charges including spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
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“Based on the forensic doctor’s opinion, the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office suspended Narges Mohammadi’s prison sentence by three weeks and she was released from prison,” her lawyer Mostafa Nili said on X on Wednesday.
Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi attends a meeting on women’s rights in Tehran, Iran, on August 27, 2007. Mohammadi, who was imprisoned in Iran for spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, was suspended from her term of office as she required medical treatment. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
“The reason for this is her physical condition after the removal of a tumor and a bone graft performed 21 days ago. Fortunately, her tumor was benign, but she needs to be examined every three months.”
Mohammadi received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, following her thirty-year campaign for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
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The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize, said he was “deeply concerned about her.” permanent illness and pain“.
“We call on the Iranian authorities to permanently end her captivity and ensure that she receives adequate medical treatment for her illness,” Joergen Watne Frydnes said in a statement.
