Iran: Jailed Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi hospitalized
Key takeaways
- Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is in hospital after suffering a "cardiac crisis" in prison, her family says.
- According to her family, Mohammadi, 54, suffered a heart attack in late March and has been in a weakened state since then, with the medical care in prison inadequate to her needs.
- Mohammadi received the Nobel prize for her activities promoting women's rights and opposing the death penalty — activities that have, however, caused Iranian authorities to imprison her several times.
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Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is in hospital after suffering a "cardiac crisis" in prison, her family says. Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy of women's rights and freedom.
https://p.dw.com/p/5D9dq Narges Mohammadi is seen here in 2025Image: Yuji Yoshikata/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, was taken to hospital after her health deteriorated suddenly in prison, her lawyer and family said Friday.
According to her family, Mohammadi, 54, suffered a heart attack in late March and has been in a weakened state since then, with the medical care in prison inadequate to her needs.