Iran’s 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been arrested, together with a number of different human rights activists, throughout a memorial ceremony within the northeastern metropolis of Mashhad.
According to the Narges Mohammadi Foundation, the arrest occurred on December 11, throughout an occasion marking the seventh day after the dying of Khosrow Alikordi, a distinguished lawyer and human rights advocate.
A big crowd attended the ceremony, which drew quite a few well-known activists, former political prisoners, and households in search of justice for victims of state violence.
A publish on Mohammadi’s account on X said that she was “violently arrested by safety and regulation enforcement brokers.” Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who lives in France, confirmed that “Narges Mohammadi, Sepideh Gholian, and several other others” have been detained on the gathering.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee mentioned it condemned the “brutal arrest” of Mohammadi and the opposite activists.
In an announcement, the committee mentioned it “calls on the Iranian authorities to instantly make clear Mohammadi’s whereabouts, guarantee her security and integrity, and to launch her with out situations.”
Clashes With Security Forces
Videos circulated on social media present a big turnout, with members chanting slogans vital of the Islamic republic. In one extensively shared clip, Mohammadi and fellow activist Gholian stand atop a car, main the gang in chants resembling “Long stay Iran!”
Other footage reveals safety forces clashing with attendees, with officers attacking members as protesters chant slogans towards the authorities.
Mashhad officers later confirmed that a number of civil activists had been arrested. According to Hasan Hosseini, the town governor of Mashhad, the activists’ detention was short-term and ordered by the prosecutor’s workplace because of what he described as “norm-breaking slogans.” He claimed these detained have been positioned “below safety” and that the arrests have been carried out “for their very own security.”
Earlier reviews indicated that a number of different distinguished figures together with Nasrin Sotoudeh, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, and Hasti Amiri have been additionally current on the memorial.
Mohammadi, 53, has spent a lot of the previous decade behind bars. She was serving a mixed sentence of 13 years and 9 months earlier than being launched on medical grounds in early December 2024. At the time of her new arrest, she was reportedly present process therapy.
Since her launch, Mohammadi had resumed her human rights work, assembly with civil activists throughout Iran and participating in worldwide discussions, together with digital conferences with international audiences.
