Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:49pm on 12 Dec 2025,Friday International
Iranian authorities arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, 53, at a memorial for a deceased human rights lawyer, her foundation announced Friday. Mohammadi was violently detained alongside other activists, with supporters demanding immediate unconditional release. She had been serving 13 years nine months for collusion against state security and anti-government propaganda, plus backing 2022 Mahsa Amini protests. Released on medical furlough in December 2024 for three weeks, her freedom extended months despite risks. The engineer-turned-activist suffered multiple heart attacks in prison, underwent 2022 emergency surgery, and had a potentially cancerous bone lesion removed in November 2024. She's been imprisoned 13 times, convicted five times, totaling over 30 years in sentences.
