Worsening health in custody
Mohammadi, one of Iran’s most prominent human rights activists, has campaigned for women’s rights, freedom of expression, and the abolition of the death penalty for decades despite repeated arrests and imprisonment. The 54-year-old was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her advocacy for human rights and freedom for all.
“I will never stop striving for the realization of democracy, freedom and equality,” she said after receiving the prize.
Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times in her life, and sentenced to 31 years in prison and 154 lashes, her foundation states. She was temporarily released from Tehran’s Evin Prison due to poor health in December 2024, but was re-arrested a year later after speaking at a memorial of a human rights lawyer.
Her brother claims she was severely beaten during and after her arrest, causing intense headaches and significant vision loss in one eye. He says she has also experienced severe chest pain, nausea, fainting spells, and fluctuations in her blood pressure, and suffered a suspected heart attack in March.