Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran
Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, her foundation says
There are fears for the wellbeing of the 2023 Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi after she was detained by Iranian security forces at a memorial ceremony for a human rights lawyer in the eastern city of Mashhad.
Mohammadi, 53, who was granted temporary leave from prison on medical grounds in December 2024, was newly detained along with several other activists at the memorial for Khosro Alikordi, who was found dead in his office last week.
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© Photograph: Reihane Taravati/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Reihane Taravati/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images








