In this image file, Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner, poses for a portrait while on a medical leave from prison on February 5, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. Elham Abbasloo/AFP/Getty Images/Archivo
The family and foundation of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi claim that the human rights advocate has been denied adequate treatment and has not improved since her transfer from prison to a hospital.
Following a suspected heart attack in March, Mohammadi’s family repeatedly urged authorities to permit her to receive treatment as her health deteriorated.
Ultimately, Mohammadi was moved to a cardiac care unit (CCU) in a Zanjan hospital, where she is fulfilling a prison sentence for accusations of endangering national security.
Her sibling, Hamidreza Mohammadi, informed Xenix News that the family has advocated for her to obtain adequate care, but their attempts have been hindered by prosecutors in Zanjan, who claim she must remain in the CCU.
“We are certain they wish her dead, and we are now fighting to save her,” he stated.
On Saturday, Mohammadi’s family and the foundation she founded advocated for her transfer from Zanjan to Tehran in order to obtain improved treatment.
The Narges Foundation reported that the activist has received only the “most basic care” while doctors try to stabilize her blood pressure and heartbeat.
The foundation stated, “She must be promptly transferred to her own doctors in Tehran.” “The authorities bear complete responsibility for the well-being of the world’s sole imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner.” “Anything that occurs to her will be the responsibility of the Islamic Republic.”
“She remains quite stressed and experienced severe nausea,” Hamidreza Mohammadi shared with Xenix News.
“She is not improving in CCU since her underlying issues remain unaddressed, and she needs to be moved to a hospital in Tehran,” he stated.
Mohammadi, a leading human rights advocate in Iran, received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for “her battle against the subjugation of women in Iran and her efforts to advance human rights and liberty for everyone.”
- Mohammadi has frequently been detained and incarcerated due to her activism and denunciation of the Iranian regime. In the most recent case from February, she received a sentence of more than seven additional years in prison.
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