Dubai. Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after feeling ill for almost nine weeks, a group campaigning for the human rights defender said Sunday.
The Narges Free Coalition said in a statement that Mohammadi should be granted medical leave to receive comprehensive treatment for multiple conditions. He noted that simply moving her to the hospital will not solve the serious health problems caused by months of neglect and deprivation.
Mohammadi is being held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, which houses political prisoners and people with ties to the West. He was already serving a 30-month sentence, to which 15 more were added in January.
On Saturday, Iranian authorities issued an additional six-month sentence against her after the 52-year-old activist orchestrated a protest against the execution of another political prisoner in the women’s ward of Evin prison on August 6.
Mohammadi suffers from heart disease and, according to his medical report issued in September, the main artery of his heart has again suffered a serious complication.
The coalition continues to demand Mohammadi’s unconditional release and full access to medical care.
Mohammadi is the 19th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the second Iranian woman after human rights activist Shirin Ebadi in 2003.
Mohammadi has maintained his activism despite numerous arrests by Iranian authorities and years behind bars.
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