Fear for Mohammadi life: Iran threatened the Nobel winner on activism; Committee requested protection

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday that Iranian human rights activist Nerges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for its work, which supports the freedom of women’s rights and freedom of expression in Iran, threatening to death from governance. 53 -year -old Mohammadi has spent several years in jail and was recently released from Tehran’s Evin Jail on temporary medical leave. His legal team has repeatedly warned that he can be sent back to jail at any time. In a statement, the committee chairman Zorgen Watne Friedness said that he received a “necessary phone call” from Mohammadi, in which he said that his life was now at risk. “The clear message, in his words, is that ‘I have been threatened with physical abolition by the agents of governance directly and indirectly”, he said. According to the committee, Iranian officials have warned Mohammadi to stop all public and international activities – including media interviews and human rights advocacy – or suffer serious consequences. The committee said that these dangers show that if she continues to speak outside, her life is in danger. This expressed deep concern not only for Mohammadi, but also for all the Iranians who speak seriously to the government. This urged Tehran to protect both their safety and the right to free expression. Mohammadi has been imprisoned several times to oppose Iran’s death sentence and its strict dress code for women. When she won the Nobel Prize, she was in jail, and her children accepted the award on her behalf.It has been campaigning on the most sensitive issues in the Islamic Republic for decades, opposing the columns of the clerical system including capital punishment and compulsory hijab, and refused to leave his campaign behind the bars.