Nobel laureate's life is in Iran's hands, Nobel committee chief says

Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize while in prison for her campaign to advance women's rights and abolish the death penalty in Iran. She suffered a suspected heart attack in late March, her family said, and has been transferred to the hospital due to a 'catastrophic ​deterioration of her healt

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Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize while in prison for her campaign to advance women's rights and abolish the death penalty in Iran. She suffered a suspected heart attack in late March, her family said, and has been transferred to the hospital due to a 'catastrophic ​deterioration of her health'

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10:59 PM • May 02 2026 IDT

The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Saturday that the ‌life of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was in the hands of the Iranian authorities after her health "deteriorated seriously," and called for her to be released to her dedicated medical team.

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