Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi as brother fears she is dying

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · May 02, 2026 · 606 words · By Ghoncheh Habibiazad

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Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as brother fears she is dying Relatives of jailed Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee have called for her to be transferred to adequate medical facilities following a…

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Her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from her prison in north-west Iran to a local hospital, calling the move a "last-minute" action that may come too late.

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Mohammadi's brother Hamidreza, who lives in Norway, told the BBC's Newshour programme he fears she is dying, and that he wakes up "waiting for the worst call" he could get.

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Claim 1: “she was arrested in the north-eastern city of Mashhad last December after giving a speech at the memorial ceremony of a fellow human rights activist.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the specific location (Mashhad) or the specific reason (memorial speech) for this arrest.

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Claim 2: “Narges Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times over her lifetime and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes, according to her foundation.”

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Both VOA60 and another news source explicitly state she has been arrested 13 times and sentenced to 31 years in prison and 154 lashes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammadi was first arrested in 1998 for her criticisms of the Iranian government and spent a year in prison.[6] In April 2010, she was summoned to the Islamic Revolutionary Court for her membership i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi is currently serving a 10-year sentence in Iran's notorious Evin prison.It is because of the protests." As well as her current jail term, Ms Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times, conv…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67026216

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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammadi has been arrested by Iran’s government 13 times, convicted five times, and sentenced to 31 years’ imprisonment and 154 lashes.
https://www.voanews.com/a/voa60-world---nobel-peace-prize-aw…

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Claim 3: “Hamidreza Mohammadi said his sister had been found unconscious by fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison in north-west Iran, after suffering a suspected heart attack.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of irrelevant adult content links and contains no information regarding Narges Mohammadi or Zanjan Prison.

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Claim 4: “She was transferred without warning the following week to Zanjan prison”

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Claim 5: “The Narges Mohammadi Foundation... said on Friday that she had been transferred to a hospital in Zanjan province”

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Two independent sources (a news report and a statement from the Narges Mohammadi Foundation) confirm her transfer to a hospital in Zanjan province.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Narges Mohammadi Foundation, run by her family, said on Friday that she had been transferred to a hospital in Zanjan province "following a catastrophic deterioration in her health".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c362pd8epw9o

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist, was transferred to a hospital in the city of Zanjan, where she was in prison, after collapsing and losing c…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/world/middleeast/narges-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi was previously transferred to hospital to undergo a gallbladder removal surgery on 1 July 2018, but was returned to prison immediately after her surgery, despite the fact that she was…
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/case-history-narg…

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Claim 6: “She was arrested in December for her criticism of the authorities.”

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Multiple web search results confirm she was arrested in December, with one specifically mentioning 'provocative remarks' at a memorial and another mentioning arrest after medical leave.

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been handed further prison sentences of seven-and-a-half years b…
https://d33fn5lypxzr2z.cloudfront.net/news/articles/clygw161…

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web search NEUTRAL — The rights activist Narges Mohammadi is protesting her continued detention, her family said. She was arrested again in December after being given leave from prison for medical treatment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/world/middleeast/iran-nar…

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Claim 7: “In December 2024, she was given a temporary release from Tehran's notorious Evin prison on medical grounds.”

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The Guardian and RSF (Reporters Without Borders) both report her temporary release from Evin prison in December 2024 on medical grounds.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Free Narges Coalition welcomes the temporary release of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi from Evin Prison in Iran, after she was granted a 21-day suspension of her sentence and transfer…
https://rsf.org/en/free-narges-coalition-welcomes-temporary-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammadi was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024, where she had been detained after convictions related to her campaigns against the death penalty and the obligatory hijab.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/nobel-peace-pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi must be able to be treated and released completely! She has already spent more than ten years of her life behind bars for her journalism and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EtNVOar6Sk

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Claim 8: “In 2021, she began serving a 13-year sentence on charges of committing 'propaganda activity against the state' and 'collusion against state security'”

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BBC News and other web sources independently confirm she began serving a 13-year sentence in 2021 for propaganda and collusion charges.

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi (Persian: نرگس محمدی; born 21 April 1972) is an Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She has been imprisoned in Iran for several periods since 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2021, she began serving a 13-year sentence on charges of committing "propaganda activity against the state" and "collusion against state security", which she denied.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj7xye8knxo

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Claim 9: “In early February, Mohammadi was sentenced by a Revolutionary Court to an additional seven-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of 'gathering and collusion' and 'propaganda activities'”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a sentencing of an additional 7.5 years in early February.

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Claim 10: “The statement added that it came 'after 140 days of arbitrary detention'”

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Multiple sources cite the Narges Mohammadi Foundation stating the transfer occurred after 140 days of 'systematic medical neglect' since her December arrest.

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web search NEUTRAL — Narges Mohammadi health emergency intensifies release calls. The Narges Mohammadi Foundation said the hospital transfer followed 140 days of “systematic medical neglect” since her Dec.
https://www.orbitbrief.com/narges-mohammadi-critical-health-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The hospital transfer comes “after 140 days of systematic medical neglect,” since her arrest on Dec. 12, the foundation said.She was believed to have suffered a heart attack in late March, according t…
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/imprisoned-iranian-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — A spokesperson for her foundation stated that she had been detained for 140 days before the hospital transfer, during which her health had not received adequate attention. Her health issues have been …
https://constantvpn.com/news/calls-grow-over-hospital-care-f…

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Claim 11: “Narges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.”

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The official NobelPrize.org website and multiple news sources confirm Narges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

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web search NEUTRAL — Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi? At Friday's ceremony in Oslo, Ms Reiss-Andersen said the prestigious award was given to Ms Mohammadi for "her fight against the oppression of women in…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67026216

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web search NEUTRAL — Nobel Peace Prize 2023. Navigate to: Summary - Narges Mohammadi Prize announcement Press release Award ceremony video Award ceremony speech Statement.Look for popular awards and laureates in different…
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2023/summary/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nobel Prize 2023 | Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi Receive Nobel Peace Prize | Nobel Prize 2023 Live The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded at the Oslo City Hall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--rUqu1scig

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