Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Narges Mohammadi: Honoring Courage and the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ Movement in Iran
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist imprisoned for her consistent advocacy and challenges to the authorities in Iran, in a welcome tribute to Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement as a whole. She is the second Iranian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after Shirin Ebadi 20 […]
Championing Freedom: Honors and Awards for Narges Mohammadi
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید PEN America last week announced Iranian journalist and fervent advocate for human rights Narges Mohammadi as the recipient of its esteemed “Freedom of Writing” award. Mohammadi was officially honored with the award during the association’s annual exclusive event at the New York Museum of Natural […]
Recognizing courageous women human rights activists inside Iran
This International Women’s Day, we wanted to honor and acknowledge some of the women activists doing incredible work on the ground inside Iran. These women, and many others like them in Iran have shown immense courage and determination in the face of imprisonment, violence, and unyielding repression. Their resolve continues to inspire us, and we […]
Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Criticizes Western Approach on Iran
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian spoke to prominent Iranian human-rights activist Narges Mohammadi as she faces yet another outrageous prison sentence in Iran. Rezaian is no stranger to the unjust practices of the Iranian judicial system, which imprisoned the journalist on spurious charges for 544 days in 2014-16. In her interview calls with Rezaian, Mohammadi […]
Renowned Activist Narges Mohammadi Faces Eight-Year Prison Sentence
Reports surfaced on Sunday that well-known human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced yet again by the Iranian judiciary to serve time in prison. According to Mohammadi’s husband, the Paris-based activist Taghi Rahmani, Mohammadi’s “trial” lasted only five minutes, after which she was sentenced to eight years in prison and 70 lashes, a stark […]
Freed from Prison, Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Continues to Fight
While Iranians mourned the devastating loss of a national icon, famed vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian who passed away on October 8, 2020, the release of Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was a welcome bit of good news. Reports of Mohammadi’s long-awaited release provided a small respite for Iranians who have witnessed a growing pattern of repression and heavy sentences for protestors, activists, and prisoners of conscience in recent years.