05/02/2026, 08:0905/02/2026, 08:09
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been taken to hospital because of acute heart problems. According to her lawyer Mostafa Nili, she has been suffering from cardiac arrhythmia for a long time, but she suddenly collapsed on Friday.
The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.Image: keystone
“She had severe chest pain and her condition then deteriorated critically,” Nili wrote on X. The 54-year-old was then taken to a hospital in the city of Sanjan in northwestern Iran. However, given the severity of her illness, she needs treatment from her own specialists, her lawyer said.
Last month, her brother Hamid-Reza Mohammadi reported on his sister’s worrying state of health. She was severely weakened after a heart attack at the end of March and had lost a significant amount of weight. The family then expressed great concern, especially because medical care in prison was inadequate.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 for her work against the oppression of women and against the death penalty in Iran, is imprisoned in Sanjan Central Prison. At the beginning of February, according to her lawyer, she was sentenced again to several years in prison. They are also banned from leaving the country for two years. (sda/dpa)