health
May 2, 2026
Peace Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized After Serious Health Deterioration in Iranian Prison
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan after a serious deterioration in her health, which included two episodes of complete loss of consciousness in a single day, a heart attack, and severe blood pressure fluctuations. "Narges Mohammadi was urgently transferred today to a hospital in Zanjan following a serious deterioration of her health," the Narges Foundation announced last night.
TL;DR
- Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, urgently hospitalized in Zanjan due to severe health decline.
- Suffered two episodes of lost consciousness, a heart attack, and extreme blood pressure fluctuations.
- Transferred from Zanjan prison after medical staff deemed her condition untreatable within the facility.
- Foundation alleges 140 days of arbitrary detention and systematic denial of specialized medical care.
- Family claims the last-minute transfer may be too late for her critical needs.
- Mohammadi initially refused transfer to a local hospital due to lack of adequate equipment.
- Judicial authorities reportedly ignored medical recommendations and blocked a temporary release order.
- Foundation states her continued imprisonment poses an immediate threat to her life and demands release.
- Mohammadi was arrested in December for the 13th time and sentenced to over seven years for anti-state charges.