2024-01-15T14:18:29+00:00
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/ On Monday, an Iranian court issued an additional 15-month prison sentence to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family announced.
According to a post by Mohammadi’s family on Instagram, the new ruling was issued on December 19. The family also said that Narges refused to attend court sessions, denying any legitimacy to the Revolutionary Court examining her case.
The ruling also stated that after serving her sentence, Narges will be banned from traveling abroad for two years, and will also be banned from membership in political and social groups and from owning a mobile phone for the same period. The ruling also prevents her from leaving the capital, Tehran, according to what was reported. Associated Press.
The regime detains Narges in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran, where she is serving a prison sentence for her conviction on charges of spreading propaganda against the ruling regime, disobedience in prison, and defaming the authorities.
This is the fifth conviction against the 51-year-old activist, including three rulings related to her activities inside prison, since her arrest in March 2021, according to Agence France-Presse.
Thus, she was sentenced to a cumulative imprisonment of 12 years and three months and 154 lashes, according to the text published on Instagram.
In its statement, the family considered, “The ruling is a political statement against Narges Mohammadi, accusing her of encouraging opinions against the Islamic regime in order to spread chaos. She is accused of working for the country’s enemies.”
Last month, Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize “for her struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and her struggle to promote human rights and freedom for all.” She has been convicted and imprisoned repeatedly for 25 years for opposing the imposition of wearing the hijab and the death penalty.
During the celebration in Oslo, her son Ali and his twin sister Kiana (17 years old), who have lived in France since 2015, received the award on her behalf. The two young men read the letter that their mother sent from her prison cell.
In her written letter, “Behind the High, Cold Prison Walls,” Mohammadi said, “I am a woman from the Middle East, from a region that, although it is the heir to a rich civilization, is currently caught in the trap of war and prey to the flames of terrorism and extremism.”
Mohammadi is one of the main faces of the protests organized under the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” in Iran.