Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Begins Hunger Strike in Iranian Prison

Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi begins hunger strike in prison, sparking fresh global concern over Iran’s treatment of detained rights activists.

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, began a hunger strike on Monday to protest her continued detention and prison conditions.

According to the Narges Mohammadi Foundation, she has been allowed only one brief phone call with her brother since her arrest in Mashhad in December.

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