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Express Tribune
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi's life at risk
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday. As per AFP, Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past decade behind bars, was released from Tehran's Evin prison in December for a limited period on medical leave, with her legal team repeatedly warning that she could be re-arrested at any time. Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said in a statement he had received an "urgent phone call" from Mohammadi, 53, who said her life was now in danger. "The clear message, in her own words, is that 'I have been directly and indirectly threatened with 'physical elimination' by agents of the regime'," he said. "The threats conveyed to Ms Mohammadi make it clear that her security is at stake, unless she commits to end all public engagement within Iran, as well as any international advocacy or media appearances in support of democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression," the statement added. The Committee said it was "deeply concerned" about the threats against Mohammadi and "all Iranian citizens with a critical voice, and call upon the authorities to safeguard not only their lives, but also their freedom of expression." Mohammadi has been repeatedly tried and jailed for her vocal campaigning against Iran's widespread use of capital punishment and its mandatory dress code for women. She won the Nobel primarily for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Her children collected the award on her behalf as she was in prison at the time. Mohammadi was quoted by the New York Times as saying she would never stop striving for democracy and equality, even if that meant staying in prison. "I will continue to fight against the relentless discrimination, tyranny and gender-based oppression by the oppressive religious government until the liberation of women," the newspaper quoted her as saying in a statement.
The Sun
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Receives Death Threats
OSLO: Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday. Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past decade behind bars, was released from Tehran's Evin prison in December for a limited period on medical leave, with her legal team repeatedly warning that she could be re-arrested at any time. Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said in a statement he had received an 'urgent phone call' from Mohammadi, 53, who said her life was now in danger. 'The clear message, in her own words, is that 'I have been directly and indirectly threatened with 'physical elimination' by agents of the regime',' he said. 'The threats conveyed to Ms. Mohammadi make it clear that her security is at stake, unless she commits to end all public engagement within Iran, as well as any international advocacy or media appearances in support of democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression,' the statement added. The Committee said it was 'deeply concerned' about the threats against Mohammadi and 'all Iranian citizens with a critical voice, and call upon the authorities to safeguard not only their lives, but also their freedom of expression.' Mohammadi has been repeatedly tried and jailed for her vocal campaigning against Iran's widespread use of capital punishment and its mandatory dress code for women. She won the Nobel primarily for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Her children collected the award on her behalf as she was in prison at the time - AFP
The Sun
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Nobel laureate Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threats
OSLO: Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday. Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past decade behind bars, was released from Tehran's Evin prison in December for a limited period on medical leave, with her legal team repeatedly warning that she could be re-arrested at any time. Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said in a statement he had received an 'urgent phone call' from Mohammadi, 53, who said her life was now in danger. 'The clear message, in her own words, is that 'I have been directly and indirectly threatened with 'physical elimination' by agents of the regime',' he said. 'The threats conveyed to Ms. Mohammadi make it clear that her security is at stake, unless she commits to end all public engagement within Iran, as well as any international advocacy or media appearances in support of democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression,' the statement added. The Committee said it was 'deeply concerned' about the threats against Mohammadi and 'all Iranian citizens with a critical voice, and call upon the authorities to safeguard not only their lives, but also their freedom of expression.' Mohammadi has been repeatedly tried and jailed for her vocal campaigning against Iran's widespread use of capital punishment and its mandatory dress code for women. She won the Nobel primarily for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Her children collected the award on her behalf as she was in prison at the time - AFP
11-07-2025
- Politics
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country's war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday. Mohammadi said that the threats have come through both her lawyer and other indirect channels as she's kept up public statements about the Islamic Republic's theocracy, women's rights and others issues, the committee said. 'The clear message, in her own words, is that 'I have been directly and indirectly threatened with 'physical elimination' by agents of the regime,'' the committee said in its announcement. The Free Narges Coalition Steering Committee, which advocates for the 53-year-old laureate, said that the threats came from Iran's Intelligence Ministry. Iran's government hasn't responded to Mohammadi's recent remarks, and Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The warnings about Mohammadi came as Iran has made arrests and conducted executions in the wake of the 12-day war with Israel, raising concerns of a further possible crackdown targeting human rights activists and others. Mohammadi has been giving a series of interviews with media abroad during the war, further raising her profile, while Israel at one point began striking targets synonymous with Iran's ruling theocracy. She herself fled Tehran for a time during the Israeli airstrikes and said: "War does not have the capacity for the fundamental transformation that the Iranian people seek.' 'In Iran, there is a misogynistic and religious government helmed by (Supreme Leader Ayatollah) Ali Khamenei who has taken us to hell while promising paradise,' Mohammadi told the Wall Street Journal recently. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is taking us to hell while promising freedom and democracy.' Mohammadi has been out on a medical furlough from prison, where she is serving 13 years and nine months on charges of collusion against state security and propaganda against Iran's government. She has kept up her activism, despite numerous arrests by Iranian authorities and spending years behind bars. That includes backing the nationwide, women-led protests sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, which have seen women openly defy the government by not wearing the hijab.
American Military News
11-07-2025
- Politics
- American Military News
Nobel Committee ‘Alarmed' By Threats Against Iranian Activist Mohammadi
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says it is 'alarmed' that Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, has been receiving 'serious threats' against her life. In a statement on July 11, it said Mohammadi had informed committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes in an 'urgent phone call' that she has been receiving warnings through her lawyers and indirect channels. 'I have been directly and indirectly threatened with 'physical elimination' by agents of the regime,' Mohammadi was quoted as saying in the statement. The warnings, the statement said, made it clear that she would have to agree to cease all public activities within Iran, along with any international advocacy or media appearances promoting democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. 'The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned about the threats against Narges Mohammadi and, more broadly, all Iranian citizens with a critical voice, and call upon the authorities to safeguard not only their lives, but also their freedom of expression', Frydnes said. Mohammadi has spent decades advocating for human rights in Iran and has repeatedly faced imprisonment over the past 20 years. Since March 2021, she has been convicted five times and is currently serving a 12-year sentence for 'spreading propaganda' against the Islamic Republic. Mohammadi was 'temporarily released' from prison in December after receiving urgent medical care. Despite being nearly continuously incarcerated since 2010, Mohammadi has often tried to raise awareness about prison conditions and alleged abuses faced by female prisoners. On July 7, she issued a statement saying she remains being sent back to prison and resuming serving her sentence. She has received two official orders to return to prison, but her lawyers have advised that she not go back voluntarily. 'If they want me, they should pay the price and arrest me themselves — I will not go to prison quietly,' she said, noting she has chosen to remain outside as an act of 'civil disobedience.'
