Iran’s jailed rights activist Narges Mohammadi awarded 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Iran’s jailed rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize!
The announcement of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 was made on Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
Mohammadi was honored “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”, said Berit Reiss-Andersen, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.
The committee in its citation said, “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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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.#NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/2fyzoYkHyf— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 6, 2023
As a young physics student Mohammadi distinguished herself as an advocate for equality and women’s rights. In 2011 she was arrested for the first time and sentenced to many years of imprisonment for her efforts to assist incarcerated activists and their families.#NobelPrize
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 6, 2023
Last year’s wave of protests became known to the political prisoners held inside the notorious Evin prison in Tehran. From captivity, 2023 #NobelPeacePrize laureate Mohammadi has helped to ensure that the protests have not ebbed out.#NobelPrize
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 6, 2023
Mohammadi is the 19th woman to win the 122-year-old prize and the first one since Maria Ressa of the Philippines won the award in 2021 jointly with Russia’s Dmitry Muratov.
