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.”
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.
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