Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who remains in prison in Iran, is this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi. The award citation said Mohammadi received the prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and for promoting human rights and freedom for all.
The chairperson of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, made the announcement in Oslo. Reiss-Anderson began by quoting the slogan of Iranian human rights campaigners, in Farsi and English: « Zan, Zedegi, Azadi. Woman, Life, Freedom. »
Reiss-Andersen said that altogether the Iranian regime had arrested Mohammadi 13 times, convicted her five times and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. Mohammadi remains incarcerated in Iran’s notorious Evin prison.
Reiss-Andersen said the slogan « Woman, Life, Freedom » suitably fits Mohammadi’s work.
