Imprisoned Iranian Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Narges Mohammadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Iranian human rights defender, held in Evin prison (Tehran), for "dissemination of propaganda" and alleged actions against the Ayatollah regime, will receive the award “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.”

"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Prize to Narges Mohammadi, for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all," said the official X account (formerly Twitter ) of the awards.

"He has advocated the abolition of the death penalty in Iran"

Following the announcement, journalists asked Berit Reiss-Andersen, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, what will happen in December when Mohammadi accepts the prize. “If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her. So she can be present to receive this honour, which is what we primarily hope for” Reiss-Andersen responded in a statement collected by CNN.

Narges Mohammadi is a human rights defender, deputy director and spokesperson for the Human Rights Defenders Center (DHRC) in Iran. Front Line Defenders detailed that Mohammadi "she has advocated for the abolition of the death penalty in Iran, as well as for prisoners rights. As a direct result of her human rights work she has been imprisoned on several occasions."

Currently, the activist is serving a sentence of 10 years and 9 months. She is accused of alleged actions against national security and propaganda against the State of Iran. She was also sentenced to 154 lashes, a punishment that human rights groups believe has not been inflicted as yet, also travel and other bans, CNN explained.