Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Transferred to Tehran Hospital
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist, was transferred to a hospital in Tehran for treatment by her own medical team after collapsing in prison earlier this month.
- Mohammadi, who has chronic heart problems and has faced harsh prison conditions including beatings, was initially hospitalized in Zanjan but denied transfer to Tehran until recently.
- Her lawyer confirmed her transfer followed an order halting her prison sentence for medical treatment, while her family and foundation called for her unconditional freedom and dismissal of all charges.
- Mohammadi, awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy against oppression of women and human rights abuses in Iran, is serving a 10-year sentence with an additional 7.5 years imposed for government opposition.
- In her memoir excerpt, Mohammadi described imprisonment combined with illness as the worst hardship, highlighting the severe toll of her incarceration on her health.