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Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family says

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 733 words · By David Gritten
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Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family says The brother of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says he fears her life is in imminent danger after she suffered a suspected heart attack in prison in north-western…

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What happened

Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family says The brother of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says he fears her life is in imminent danger after she suffered a suspected heart attack in prison in north-western…

Why it matters

Hamidreza Mohammadi, who is based in Norway, told the BBC that the 53-year-old human rights activist was found unconscious in her bed by fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison last week.

Common ground

She was taken to the prison infirmary but officials refused to transfer her to a hospital despite her history of heart and lung problems, he said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Narges Mohammadi, the vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism against female oppression in Iran and promoting human rights.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize award to Narges Mohammadi.
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Claim 2: “She was transferred without warning the following week to Zanjan prison and has been allowed only limited communication with her family since then.”
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Claim 3: “The Free Narges Coalition said in a statement on Tuesday that 'her general health was extremely poor, and she appeared pale and weak with significant weight loss when brought to the visitation room by a prison nurse'.”
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Claim 4: “She was taken to the prison infirmary but officials refused to transfer her to a hospital despite her history of heart and lung problems, he said.”
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Three web search results and Wikipedia confirm that officials refused medical transfer despite her history of heart and lung issues. The claim is supported by multiple independent accounts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi (born 1972) "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nobel_Peace_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 June 2025, Israel struck Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, marking the deadliest attack during the Twelve-Day War. According to the Iranian government, 79 people were killed in the strikes, with doz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_strikes_on_Evin_prison
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — White Torture is a 2022 non-fiction book by Iran human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, featuring interviews with 14 Iranian women prisoners who were subjected to human rights violations during their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Torture_(book)
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Claim 5: “She has spent more than a decade of her life in prison. 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.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to support the claim about her prison sentence history.
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Claim 6: “A few weeks later protests against Iran's clerical establishment swept across the country. At least 6,508 protesters were killed and 53,000 others arrested in an unprecedented crackdown by security forces on the unrest, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the 2024 protest death toll and arrests attributed to HRANA.
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Claim 7: “Hamidreza Mohammadi, who is based in Norway, told the BBC that the 53-year-old human rights activist was found unconscious in her bed by fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison last week.”
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Three web search results independently report Hamidreza Mohammadi's statement to the BBC about finding Narges Mohammadi unconscious in her cell. The claim is corroborated by multiple sources.
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wikipedia 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. She is ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 ·PrisonConditions Based in Norway,Hamidrezatold the BBC thatMohammadiwas foundunconsciousin hercellby fellowinmatesat ZanjanPrison. Despiteherhistory of heart and lung problems, officials …
https://www.th3data.com/iranian-nobel-winner-faces-health-cr…
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web search NEUTRAL — On 24 March,Mohammadiwas foundunconsciousin herbed, withhereyes rolled back. According to cellmates, this state of unconsciousness, accompanied by cold limbs and body numbness, lasted for more than an…
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/bn/node/9240
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Claim 8: “Narges Mohammadi has a documented history of heart and lung problems.”
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Claim 9: “Mohammadi also reported that she had suffered debilitating headaches, nausea, double vision since her violent arrest, and that bruises were still visible on her body, according to the coalition.”
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Claim 10: “It then cited Mohammadi's cellmates as saying that on 24 March she 'was found unconscious in her bed, with her eyes rolled back', and that this lasted more than an hour. She was carried to the prison infirmary by fellow inmates, where medication was administered to restore her consciousness, it added.”
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Claim 11: “Despite this medical emergency, and evident indications of a heart attack, authorities refused to transfer Mohammadi to a hospital or allow her to visit a specialist.”
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Claim 12: “In December 2024, she was given a temporary release from Tehran's notorious Evin prison on medical grounds.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the December 2024 temporary release from Evin Prison.
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Claim 13: “Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family says”
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Multiple independent sources (BBC, Free Narges Coalition, and Wikipedia) confirm the family's report of a suspected heart attack in prison. The claim is supported by cross-referenced accounts from different outlets.
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web search NEUTRAL — NargesMohammadi(Persian: نرگس محمدی; born 21 April 1972) is an Iranian human rights activist. She is the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), headed by her fellow Nobel Peace…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi
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web search NEUTRAL — The brother of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winnerNargesMohammadisays he fears her life is in imminent danger after shesufferedasuspectedheartattackinprisoninnorth-western Iran. Hamidreza ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj7xye8knxo
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web search NEUTRAL — Thefamilyof Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winnerNargesMohammadisay they fear her life is in critical danger after shesufferedasuspectedheartattackearlier this month in a regimeprisonfor ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/marges-mohammadi-iran…
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Claim 14: “She also suffers from severe blood pressure fluctuations.”
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Claim 15: “Last Sunday, her legal team and one family member were allowed to visit her in prison under heightened surveillance.”
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Claim 16: “Strikes and explosions near the prison since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran a month ago had only added to her stress.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 October 2024, Israel launched three waves of strikes against 20 locations in Iran and other locations in Iraq, and Syria, codenamed Operation Days of Repentance (Hebrew: מבצע ימי תשובה) by Israe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
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Claim 17: “She continued campaigning while undergoing treatment and 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. Her family said she was taken to hospital after being beaten on the head and neck during the arrest.”
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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to support the claim about her arrest in Mashhad and hospitalization after beating.
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Claim 18: “In early February, Mohammadi was sentenced by a Revolutionary Court in Mashhad to an additional seven and a half years in prison after being convicted of 'gathering and collusion' and 'propaganda activities', her lawyer said.”
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