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Nobel Committee condemns arrest of former Peace Prize laureate Narges Moha
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned by today's brutal arrest of Narges Mohammadi alongside a number of other activists. Ms. Mohammadi - the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate - is a staunch defender of human rights, freedom of expression and democratic participation in Iran," the
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Norwegian Nobel Committee condemns "brutal arrest" of Nobel laureate Narge
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday (local time) strongly condemned the "brutal arrest" of Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Iranian human rights activist, calling on Iranian authorities to clarify her whereabouts, ensure her safety, and release her i
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after being released from
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Sala works as a reporter for the Italian daily II Foglio, which announced that the journalist arrived in Rome on Wednesday.
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Iran: Jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 21-day release for medic
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The development comes after Mohammadi underwent an operation in November to remove part of a bone in her lower right leg, where doctors discovered a lesion suspected of being cancerous.
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Jailed activist Narges Mohammadi decries "tyrannical" Iranian regime in No
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A strong message against the "tyrannical" and "despotic religious government" of Iran echoed in Oslo on Sunday, as the children of jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi delivered her message while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf, New York Times reported.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on hunger strike again
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Jailed Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has started a hunger strike in prison, protesting against the limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Monday citing the Nobel laureate's family.
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
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Filmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike for being held captive even af
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Noted filmmaker Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike for being held in Tehran's Evin prison, even though Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction leading to the director's detention, reported Variety.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
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Death toll climbs to eight in Iran's Evin prison fire
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 17 (ANI): The death toll has risen to eight in the Evin Prison blaze in Iran after four more inmates who were in critical condition breathed their last.
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Four dead, 61 injured in Iran's Evin prison blaze
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least four people died and 61 were injured in the fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.
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Eight injured in Iran prison blaze, state media says Evin unrest not linke
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported amid the ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini.
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