Nobel laureate Narges Mohamadi assaulted inside Evin prison in Iran
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, a human rights activist detained in Tehran's Evin prison, suffered "respiratory failure and severe chest pain" after security guards assaulted her for participating in a protest against the execution of Kurdish teenager Reda Rasayi.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohamadi and other detainees were injured in Tehran's Evin prison after clashes with guards who beat the detainees, the detained activist's family said.
Narges Mohamadi's family said: "Many female political prisoners have gathered, including Narges Mohamadi. to protest the execution of the young Reda Rasayi."
On August 7, Evin prison in the Iranian capital Tehran witnessed a protest by female political detainees against the background of the execution of the Kurdish young man Reda Rasayi (6 August).
The young Kurdish, Reda Rasayi, was arrested on November 24, 2022, and sentenced to death on December 2023 during his participation in the "Women, Life, Freedom" uprising, which began after the killing of the young Kurdish woman Gina Amini.
Narges Mohamadi's family said in a statement late Thursday: "The order was given to beat and attack women, especially those who were on the front line of the protests and were severely beaten by security forces."
Narges Mohamadi's family said in a statement late Thursday: "The order was given to beat and attack women, especially those who were on the front line of the protests and were severely beaten by security forces."
Several women who stood up to the security forces were reportedly severely beaten. "The confrontation developed, resulting in physical injuries to some female prisoners," including a member of the Free Women Organization in Eastern Kurdistan and Weresha Moradi, who has been detained since the first of August 2023.
The family said that after receiving a punch in her chest, Narges suffered from "respiratory failure" and "severe chest pain," which caused her to lose consciousness in the prison yard.
They said she suffered bruises and was treated at the prison dispensary but was not taken to hospital. "We are very concerned about her health and condition under these circumstances."
Narges Mohamadi, a 52-year-old human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been detained in Iran since November 2021 and has been repeatedly imprisoned for 25 years for refusing the hijab mandatory and the death penalty.
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