Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized after health crisis in prison
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been hospitalized in northwestern Iran following a severe health crisis, including multiple fainting episodes and cardiac issues. Her foundation and family allege 140 days of medical neglect and delayed treatment despite repeated warnings. Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while imprisoned, remains in critical condition with ongoing blood pressure instability.
- ▪Narges Mohammadi suffered two episodes of unconsciousness and a severe cardiac crisis in Zanjan prison.
- ▪She was transferred to a hospital after 140 days of alleged systematic medical neglect since her arrest on December 12.
- ▪Mohammadi’s family and lawyers report she was denied access to her specialized medical team and cardiologist despite deteriorating health.
- ▪Her brother Hamidreza Mohammadi stated that Iranian prosecutors in Zanjan are obstructing her medical care.
- ▪Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while in prison for her human rights activism.
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World News Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized after health crisis in prison By Associated Press Published May 3, 2026, 2:01 a.m. ET Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in northwestern Iran after a “catastrophic deterioration” of her health, her foundation said Friday. The Narges Mohammadi Foundation said the Nobel Prize laureate had two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac crisis. Earlier Friday, Mohammadi had fainted twice in prison in Zanjan in northwestern Iran, according to the foundation. 3 Narges Mohammadi poses for a portait in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 9, 2025.
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