Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison.
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison.
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris spent years in a Tehran prison. An Iranian court convicted them of espionage, charges that France said were baseless.
The couple, who had been arrested during a tourist visit in 2022, were accused of spying in a case that galvanized the French public.
Iranian detention centers, some holding people swept up in a government crackdown on protests along with other prisoners, have been damaged in the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
Prosecutors accuse the former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of leading a criminal scheme. His supporters say Turkey’s president is trying to eliminate a political foe.
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to seven more years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.
The rights activist Narges Mohammadi is protesting her continued detention, her family said. She was arrested again in December after being given leave from prison for medical treatment.
Mr. Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as Iran brutally repressed anti-government demonstrations.