TEHRAN (Web Desk) - Nobel Prize-winning Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been shifted from prison to a hospital after her health condition deteriorated severely.
According to her foundation, she suffered two episodes of complete unconsciousness and experienced a serious heart condition, prompting her urgent transfer for medical treatment.
Mohammadi was being held in a prison in Zanjan, a northwestern city of Iran, where she reportedly lost consciousness twice. Doctors described her condition as critical, stating that adequate treatment was not possible within the prison facility.
It is worth noting that she was arrested on December 12 last year in Mashhad and was later sentenced in February to more than seven years in prison on charges including conspiracy against the state.
Her family has alleged that she was subjected to physical abuse during her arrest, claiming she sustained injuries to her head, neck, and other parts of her body, which contributed to her declining health.
The Nobel Committee had earlier condemned what it described as “life-threatening treatment” of Mohammadi in February.
She had previously been serving a separate sentence of over 13 years in security-related cases but was granted temporary release in late 2024 on medical grounds.
Iranian authorities have not issued any response to the allegations of mistreatment.