Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized as health deteriorates | Human Rights News

Mohammadi lost consciousness twice and suffered a serious heart attack, her foundation announced.

Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi He was transferred from prison to a hospital due to a sharp deterioration in his health.

Mohammadi had two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe heart attack, her foundation announced Friday.

“This transfer was made as an unavoidable necessity after prison doctors determined that her condition could not be managed on site, despite standing medical recommendations that she be treated by her specialized team in Tehran,” the Narges Mohammadi Foundation said.

Mohammadi died twice in prison in Zanjan in northwestern Iran earlier on Friday, according to the foundation.

She apparently suffered a heart attack at the end of March, according to her lawyers, who visited her a few days after the incident. At the time, she appeared pale, underweight and needed a nurse to help her walk.

‘Life-threatening abuse’

Mohammadi (53) has been in prison since December 12 after she was arrested during a visit to the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad.

In February she was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Her lawyer said six years of that sentence was for the charge of “collection and conspiracy to commit crimes”.

Her family said in February that her health had deteriorated in prison, in part due to an alleged beating she sustained during her arrest in December. They said several men hit and kicked her in her side, head and neck.

The Nobel Committee condemned the “continuous life-threatening abuse” of Mohammadi in a statement in February.

The Iranian government has not commented on the alleged attack.

Before her arrest in December, Mohammadi had already served a sentence of 13 years and nine months on charges of conspiracy against state security and propaganda against Iran’s government, but had been out on leave since late 2024 due to medical concerns.