Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:11pm on 10 Dec 2023,Sunday International
The teenage twins of imprisoned Iranian women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi accepted the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to their mother. Serving a 10-year term in Tehran, Ms Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. In a defiant speech smuggled from jail and read out, she stated: "The Iranian people, with perseverance, will overcome repression and authoritarianism. Have no doubt, this is certain." Jailed almost continuously since 2010 with multiple arrests, she is currently serving time for "spreading propaganda". Her husband lives exiled in Paris with their children who haven't seen her in years. The 51-year-old's absence at the Oslo ceremony stood testament to her long fight for justice from behind bars.
