Narges Mohammadi
Iranian human rights activist (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Narges Mohammadi (Persian: نرگس محمدی; born 21 April 1972) is an Iranian human rights activist and Nobel laureate. She is the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), headed by her fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Shirin Ebadi.[3] Mohammadi has been a vocal proponent of mass feminist civil disobedience against the hijab in Iran and a vocal critic of the hijab and chastity program of 2023.[4][5] In May 2016, she was sentenced in Tehran to 16 years' imprisonment for establishing and running "a human rights movement that campaigns for the abolition of the death penalty."[6] She was released in 2020 but sent back to prison in 2021, where she has since given reports of the abuse and solitary confinement of detained women.
Narges Mohammadi | |
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نرگس محمدی | |
Born | (1972-04-21) 21 April 1972 (age 52) |
Other names | Narges Safie Mohammadi |
Education | Qazvin International University (BS) |
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Movement | Neo-Shariatism[1] |
Spouse | [2] |
Children | 2 |
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In October 2023, while in prison, she was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all."[7][8] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran condemned the decision.[9][10]