Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Transferred to Tehran Hospital, Foundation Confirms
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison, her foundation announced. Her family and supporters had repeatedly urged for her hospitalization due to her critical condition.
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(CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY, Beirut, May 10, Comprehensive Foreign Report) The foundation of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi announced today that she has been transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison for over a week.
According to an Associated Press report, Mohammadi (Narges Mohammadi) was eventually sent to the hospital after her family and supporters repeatedly pleaded for days, concerned about her critical condition. Her foundation stated that she has been granted temporary medical leave, though the duration is currently unknown.
Mohammadi, who has been imprisoned in Zanjan prison since December last year, had lost consciousness twice and was transferred to a local hospital on May 1st.
A statement from the foundation indicated that Mohammadi requires "long-term specialized care," and this temporary medical leave is insufficient to guarantee her health.
The statement emphasized: "We must ensure that she is not sent back to prison to serve her remaining 18-year sentence. Now is the time to demand her unconditional release and the dropping of all charges."
Iranian authorities have not immediately commented on the matter.
The 53-year-old activist, who has long been dedicated to promoting women's rights, has been arrested and imprisoned multiple times in the past, and was still incarcerated when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. She was most recently imprisoned after being arrested in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
Mohammadi's family stated that her health has deteriorated in prison, partly due to severe beatings during her arrest. She suffered from pulmonary embolism before imprisonment and requires anticoagulants and continuous monitoring, having suffered a heart attack in March this year.
Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi, who lives in Oslo, Norway, stated that since being transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit of Zanjan Hospital, Mohammadi's blood pressure has fluctuated significantly between extremely low and extremely high levels, and she currently requires oxygen assistance for breathing and is unable to speak. (Compiled by: Ho Hung-ju) 1150511
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(CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY, Beirut, May 10, Comprehensive Foreign Report) The foundation of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi announced today that she has been transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison for over a week.
According to an Associated Press report, Mohammadi (Narges Mohammadi) was eventually sent to the hospital after her family and supporters repeatedly pleaded for days, concerned about her critical condition. Her foundation stated that she has been granted temporary medical leave, though the duration is currently unknown.
Mohammadi, who has been imprisoned in Zanjan prison since December last year, had lost consciousness twice and was transferred to a local hospital on May 1st.
A statement from the foundation indicated that Mohammadi requires "long-term specialized care," and this temporary medical leave is insufficient to guarantee her health.
The statement emphasized: "We must ensure that she is not sent back to prison to serve her remaining 18-year sentence. Now is the time to demand her unconditional release and the dropping of all charges."
Iranian authorities have not immediately commented on the matter.
The 53-year-old activist, who has long been dedicated to promoting women's rights, has been arrested and imprisoned multiple times in the past, and was still incarcerated when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. She was most recently imprisoned after being arrested in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
Mohammadi's family stated that her health has deteriorated in prison, partly due to severe beatings during her arrest. She suffered from pulmonary embolism before imprisonment and requires anticoagulants and continuous monitoring, having suffered a heart attack in March this year.
Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi, who lives in Oslo, Norway, stated that since being transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit of Zanjan Hospital, Mohammadi's blood pressure has fluctuated significantly between extremely low and extremely high levels, and she currently requires oxygen assistance for breathing and is unable to speak. (Compiled by: Ho Hung-ju) 1150511
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