US EditionIran Nobel laureate taken to hospital after 'violent arrest'
- Last week, Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, says she was violently beaten and arrested in Mashhad after traveling there on December 11 for Khosrow Alikordi's memorial.
- The memorial followed Khosrow Alikordi's death on December 5, which rights groups call suspicious, and Iranian authorities said attendees chanted slogans "that violated the norms," with Mashhad prosecutor Hassan Hematifar reporting arrests.
- Family and witnesses described the assault in detail, saying around 15 plain‑clothed attackers pulled Mohammadi's hair and beat her with batons, forcing two hospital emergency ward visits.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee said her arrest was `brutal` and demanded authorities clarify Mohammadi's whereabouts, ensure her safety, and release her; Mohammadi's family urged lawyers to file a formal complaint.
- Detainees face denied medical care and transfers between intelligence bodies as activists say Iran has executed over 1,400 people this year and Iranian authorities have yet to confirm charges.
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She was twice sent to the emergency department due to beatings by law enforcement officers.
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been hospitalized after being violently arrested by authorities several days ago.
In Iran, Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Returned to Prison One Year After His Release
The human rights defender was arrested on Friday 12 December at the same time as some 40 other dissidents. Since the June war with Israel, the political repression in the country has intensified strongly.
The human rights activist has been detained since Friday by the Iranian authorities.
Last week, Narges Mohammadi was arrested in Iran. On her X-Account, her relatives now write of massive violence: Security forces had hit her head and neck violently with a stick.
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