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Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Reportedly Violently Detained at Mashhad Memorial

The Norwegian Nobel Committee demanded her immediate release.

Overview

  • Supporters say security forces seized Mohammadi at a seventh‑day memorial in Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, detaining at least eight other activists including Sepideh Gholian.
  • Her family and the Hengaw rights group report the detainees were taken to undisclosed locations, with her brother alleging she was beaten and dragged by her hair.
  • Iranian officials provided no confirmation of her status or location, though Mashhad’s governor acknowledged preventive detentions at the gathering without naming those held.
  • The Norwegian Nobel Committee condemned what it called a brutal arrest and urged her immediate release and disclosure of her whereabouts.
  • Videos from HRANA show Mohammadi addressing mourners without a headscarf and leading chants, as concerns mount over her fragile health during an extended medical furlough from lengthy prison sentences.