- Narges Mohammadi, an activist who campaigned for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran, has been suspended for medical treatment.
- Mohammadi's sentence was suspended for three weeks to allow him to undergo tests following the tumor removal and bone graft surgery.
- Muhammadi is serving multiple sentences, including for spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has had his sentence suspended for medical treatment and released from Evin prison, his husband Taqi Rahmani told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, including for spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
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“Based on the opinion of a forensic scientist, the Tehran Prosecutor's Office suspended Narges Mohammadi's sentence for three weeks and she was released,” her lawyer Mostafa Nili said on Wednesday's X broadcast.
Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi attends a conference on women's rights in Tehran, Iran, August 27, 2007. Mohammadi, who was imprisoned in Iran on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, has been suspended for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
“The reason is her health status after the tumor removal and bone graft surgery that took place 21 days ago. Her tumor was fortunately benign, but she needs to be checked every three months. there is.”
Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 after 30 years of campaigning for women's rights and an end to 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 the illness and suffering she endures.”
“We call on the Iranian authorities to permanently end her imprisonment and ensure that she receives appropriate treatment for her illness,” Yorgen Watne Fridnes said in a statement.
