Narges Mohammadi
The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was awarded to Narges Mohammadi “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”
Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. “The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 – NobelPrize.org.” Nobel Prize, 6 October 2023, https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2023/summary/. Accessed 7 October 2023.
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her extensive efforts to promote human rights and freedom for all. The 51-year-old is the deputy director of the Defenders of Human Rights Center and currently remains lodged in Tehran’s Evin Prison. She has been imprisoned 13 times and convicted five times – a cumulative prison sentence of 31 years. (1)
References
- Mitra, Anwesha. “Who is Narges Mohammadi? 10 things to know about jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner.” Mint, 6 October 2023, https://www.livemint.com/news/world/who-is-narges-mohammadi-10-things-to-know-about-jailed-nobel-peace-prize-2023-winner-11696585075760.html. Accessed 7 October 2023.
- Fassihi, Farnaz. “She Lost Her Career, Family and Freedom. She’s Still Fighting to Change Iran.” The New York Times, 2 June 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/world/middleeast/narges-mohammadi-iran-political-prisoner.html. Accessed 7 October 2023.
