Nobel laureate Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital
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Key Points:
- Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison, following pleas from her family and supporters about her critical condition.
- Her prison sentence has been suspended on bail, though the duration of this suspension remains unclear, and her foundation insists she requires permanent, specialized medical care.
- Mohammadi, imprisoned since December in Zanjan prison, has multiple health issues including a heart attack, a blood clot in her lung, and fluctuating blood pressure, exacerbated by alleged mistreatment during her arrest.
- The transfer followed a government medical examiners' recommendation for treatment outside prison under her own medical team’s supervision, but Iranian authorities have not commented on the situation.
- The Nobel committee and Mohammadi’s family are demanding her unconditional release, emphasizing that without proper treatment, her life is at risk.
