Concerns have been raised by the family and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee over the worsening health condition of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. They have called for her immediate transfer to a hospital equipped with advanced medical facilities.
According to her family, the 54-year-old activist was moved from a prison in northwestern Iran to a local hospital. However, they allege that there was a delay in providing her with necessary medical treatment. Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi, told the BBC that her blood pressure had suddenly dropped to a critically low level and doctors have so far been unable to stabilise it.
The family said she has long been suffering from heart, lung, and blood pressure-related complications. They also claimed that although she was suspected to have suffered a heart attack last month, prison authorities did not promptly transfer her to a hospital.
Hamidreza Mohammadi stated that transferring her to a specialised hospital in Tehran would allow access to experienced doctors and ensure better treatment. Similar concerns were echoed by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, head of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, who told Reuters that Mohammadi’s life remains at risk.
Narges Mohammadi, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, has long been an active voice for human rights and women’s freedom in Iran. She has been repeatedly arrested and sentenced by Iranian authorities due to her activism and criticism of the government.
Source: BBC, Reuters