Narges Mohammadi memoir details torture and medical neglect in Iranian prisons
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Updated · The Guardian · May 10
Narges Mohammadi memoir details torture and medical neglect in Iranian prisons
14 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 10
The Nobel laureate, now in critical condition at a hospital in Zanjan, says she lost more than 20kg and was found unconscious after an apparent heart attack in March.
The memoir, smuggled out over a decade from Evin, Qarchak and Zanjan prisons, describes beatings, interrogations, denied treatment and repeated solitary confinement despite family and doctors' appeals.
Mohammadi, arrested 14 times and sentenced to 44 years and 154 lashes, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize; her book, A Woman Never Stops Fighting, is due in September.
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Is Iran weaponizing medical neglect to permanently silence its most famous political prisoner as her smuggled memoir exposes state torture?
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Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi’s Imprisonment and Medical Neglect: A Catalyst for Global Human Rights Advocacy in Iran
Overview
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is facing a critical cardiac crisis in prison after years of harsh sentences and mistreatment for her human rights activism. Her health has sharply declined since a violent arrest in December, where she was reportedly beaten by security forces. Despite urgent medical recommendations, Iranian authorities have deliberately neglected her care, intensifying her suffering. This deliberate neglect and ongoing repression highlight the regime’s efforts to silence her voice, even as her case draws international attention and strengthens the global movement for women’s rights and freedom in Iran.