Narges Mohammadi
Human rights defender, Nobel Peace laureate
Imprisoned · intermittent medical furloughSINCE 2021
Iranian human rights defender and journalist, awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign against the oppression of women in Iran. She has spent years in and out of Evin Prison; her status has shifted between detention and temporary medical furlough.
Status as of 2026-05-22 · editorially maintained — verify against primary sources before citing.
Sources
From the wire · Iran
- Aug 27From the 1988 Massacre to Today’s Executions: Iran’s Unfinished Cycle of Repression - Iran Freedom
- Aug 28Amnesty International warns Kuwait’s counter-terrorism crackdown amid Iran conflict endangers fundamental human rights - Jurist.org
- Aug 27Iran’s Regime Carried Out 23 Executions in Just Four Days — One Every Four Hours - National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
- Aug 27Iran sentences woman detained during January protests to death - Iran International
- Aug 27The cost of truth: Inside Iran’s mounting media crackdown