Activist Mohammadi is among the leading human rights activists in Iran, which is among the worst countries...
Digital Desk: The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi for her efforts to end gender inequality. Narges remains in jail as she becomes the 19th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee declared that Narges Mohammadi would get the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all."
The prize worth 11 million Swedish crowns (around $ 1 million) will be presented in Oslo on December 10, which commemorates the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, who founded the awards in his 1895 will.
Activist Mohammadi is among the leading human rights activists in Iran, which is among the worst countries for women's rights.
Violent protests had broke out in the country after Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, was killed in the custody of the morality police.
In Iran, which is among the worst countries for women's rights, Ms. Mohammadi is one of the most prominent human rights activists.
Following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish lady, while in the care of the morality police, violent protests erupted throughout the nation.
The Nobel Prize website stated that the winner had endured "her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal costs" adding that she had been detained 13 times, convicted five times, and received a cumulative sentence of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes.
"Narges Mohammadi is a woman who fights for freedom and human rights. The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honor her valiant struggle for freedom, democracy, and human rights in Iran by presenting her with this year's Nobel Peace Prize, stated the website.
According to sources, she is currently in jail in Tehran serving multiple sentences for charges that include spreading propaganda against the state.
Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is the founder and executive director of the non-governmental Defenders of Human Rights Center, which is also managed by Ms. Mohammadi.
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