Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says
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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to an additional seven-and-a-half years in prison by a court in Mashhad, Iran. Her lawyer announced the sentence, which includes six years for "gathering and collusion" and one-and-a-half years for "propaganda activities," along with a two-year travel ban and exile. Mohammadi, already serving a 13-year sentence since 2021, was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial. She has spent over 10 years in prison for her activism against female oppression in Iran, and her supporters describe the recent hearing as a "sham." Mohammadi reportedly began a hunger strike and was briefly hospitalized before being returned to detention. Her husband stated she refused to participate in the court proceedings, believing them to be illegitimate.
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