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The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in an Iranian prison in protest of what she said was her unlawful detention, according to a statement from her family released on Wednesday.

Ms. Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian rights and democracy activist, has been arrested and imprisoned repeatedly on charges of threatening national security.

She was on a hunger strike most recently in 2023, when her family said she was being denied medical care while in detention. Ms. Mohammadi, 53, was allowed to temporarily leave prison for treatment in 2024 but was arrested again last December.

The statement said she had been on a hunger strike since Monday, protesting her continued detention, poor conditions of confinement and lack of contact with family or legal counsel. Many detainees in Iran face such conditions, it added.

“We are gravely concerned for her life,” said Kiana Rahmani, Ms. Mohammadi’s daughter and a co-president of the Narges Mohammadi Foundation, which represents her work. “She, along with all political prisoners in Iran, must be released immediately.”

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Nobel Peace Laureate

Wish that brand wasn't covered in the slime of the last recipient.