Global Outcry Over Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi's Return to Iranian Prison
Narges Mohammadi, recently operated on for a potential cancerous lesion, faces deteriorating health as Iran dismisses calls for her release.
- Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was returned to prison in Iran shortly after surgery for a bone lesion feared to be cancerous.
- Over 40 human rights organizations have petitioned the United Nations for Mohammadi's immediate release on medical grounds.
- Mohammadi, a vocal critic of the Iranian regime, is serving a 13-year and 9-month sentence for charges condemned internationally as politically motivated.
- Her health has been severely compromised by years of imprisonment and solitary confinement, with past incidents including multiple heart attacks.
- The situation highlights ongoing internal unrest in Iran, with public protests against theocratic rule and economic hardships continuing to escalate.