Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as family say health deteriorating
On Friday her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.
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"Her blood pressure has dropped sharply, and they haven't been able to stabilise it."
— Hamidreza Mohammadi , Other
"Her current problems include low blood pressure and a heart attack, but her previous conditions make any treatment by the doctors in Zanjan effectively impossible."
— Hamidreza Mohammadi , Other
"Mohammadi's life remained at risk."
— Jorgen Watne Frydnes , Activist
"My family in Iran is doing everything they can. But the prosecutors in Zanjan are blocking everything."
— Hamidreza Mohammadi , Other
"This transfer was done as an unavoidable necessity after prison doctors determined her condition could not be managed on-site."
— Narges Mohammadi , Activist
"We call for all charges to be dropped immediately and for all sentences imposed for her peaceful human rights work to be unconditionally annulled."
— Narges Mohammadi , Activist
"My mother’s body is simply exhausted."
— Kiana Rahmani , Activist
"Keeping her in that prison, under that immense stress and those brutal conditions, is like a death sentence."
— Hamidreza Mohammadi , Other
"She is incredibly brave, like all the other women and people of Iran, and I admire all of them."
— Ali , Activist
"My family in Iran is doing everything they can. But the prosecutors in Zanjan are blocking everything."
— Hamidreza Mohammadi , Other
"In recent days, her blood pressure has experienced severe fluctuations, going very high and low, and today she suddenly fainted due to a sudden drop in blood pressure."
— Mostafa Nili , Activist
Key People
Ali is a 39-year-old man living in Tehran who discussed the current state of life in Iran.
Chirinne Ardakani is a French lawyer representing Narges Mohammadi.
Hamidreza Mohammadi is the brother of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.
Jorgen Watne Frydnes is the head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
Kiana Rahmani is the daughter of Narges Mohammadi, advocating for her mother’s health and freedom.
Mostafa Nili is a lawyer representing Narges Mohammadi.
Iranian human rights activist and Nobel peace prize laureate.
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On Friday her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was transferred from prison to a hospital due to a sharp decline in her health. She had two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac crisis. Her family and foundation have expressed concern over her deteriorating condition and the lack of adequate medical care since her arrest in December 2025.
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was urgently transferred from prison to a hospital following a 'catastrophic deterioration in her physical condition.' Her supporters had been warning for months about her health, announcing in late March that she had suffered a suspected heart attack but had not received adequate medical treatment.
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been urgently transferred to a hospital after a severe health decline. The Narges Mohammadi Foundation reported that she had two episodes of complete loss of ... Her family and foundation have expressed concern over her deteriorating condition and the lack of adequate medical care since her arrest in December 2025.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was in an Iranian hospital after a 'catastrophic deterioration of her health,' including a 'cardiac crisis,' a foundation run by her family said. The secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded Mohammadi the 2023 prize, expressed concern on Thursday that the condition of the Iranian human rights activist was worsening after she had suffered a heart attack in prison.
The family of Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, express concern over her deteriorating health in prison, including a suspected heart attack and significant weight loss, and fear that continued imprisonment may be a death sentence.
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in Iran following a catastrophic deterioration in her health, including two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac ... .
Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was urgently hospitalized in northwestern Iran after a severe decline in her health, including two episodes of unconsciousness and a cardiac crisis. Her foundation and family reported that she had experienced a heart attack in March and suffered worsening health amid 140 days of alleged medical neglect since her December 2025 arrest. Despite repeated pleas from her family and lawyers for proper medical care and access to her cardiologist, authorities reportedly obstructed treatment.
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