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Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Reported Unwell After Violent Re‑Arrest in Iran

Her foundation says she was taken to an emergency room twice after blows during a Mashhad detention that prosecutors tie to “norm‑breaking” remarks.

Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel prize
An empty space showing that Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was not present during the award ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo
Taghi Ramahi, husband of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, poses with an undated photo of himself and his wife, during an interview at his home in Paris, France, October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
Panahi and other activists described the arrests as as 'stark reflection' of the state of freedom in Iran

Overview

  • Her family’s Narges Foundation says Mohammadi suffered severe baton blows to the head and neck during her Dec. 12 arrest and appeared unwell in a brief call late Sunday.
  • She was detained after addressing a memorial for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi in Mashhad, where the prosecutor alleges she encouraged “norm‑breaking” slogans and says 38 people were arrested, including activist Sepideh Gholian.
  • One brother told AFP she was examined by a physician but not hospitalized, a discrepancy with the foundation’s account that she was taken to an ER twice.
  • According to the foundation, Mohammadi told relatives she was accused of “cooperating with the Israeli government” and asked her lawyers to file a formal complaint over the arrest and alleged violence.
  • Civil society figures, including filmmaker Jafar Panahi, called for her immediate and unconditional release, and the Nobel committee labeled the arrest “brutal,” while authorities have not provided a detailed response.