Narges Mohammadi
21 April 1972 – present
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights activist and journalist who has campaigned against the death penalty and against the treatment of women prisoners in Iran. A former vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, she has been arrested and imprisoned repeatedly since the 2000s. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while held in Evin Prison.
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Life events
She was born in north-western Iran and grew up in Qorveh, Karaj and Oshnavieh.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe qualified as an engineer in Qazvin and wrote for student newspapers.
The couple have twin children; Rahmani later left Iran for France.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe worked with the organisation founded by Shirin Ebadi, campaigning against executions and for prisoners' rights.
A revolutionary court sentenced her to eleven years, later reduced on appeal.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer arrest followed her campaign work with the Step by Step to Stop the Death Penalty group.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe sentence covered charges including founding an illegal group opposed to the death penalty.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe book collects accounts of solitary confinement in Iranian prisons and was later awarded a Reporters Without Borders prize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her fight against the oppression of women in Iran; she was in prison and her children accepted the prize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer sentence was suspended on medical grounds after surgery.
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