Ailing Iran Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer

In 2021, Mohammadi began serving a 13-year sentence on charges of committing "propaganda activity against the state" and "collusion against state security", which she denied.In December 2024, she was given a temporary release from Tehran's notorious Evin prison on medical grounds. Mohammadi was arrested last December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial ceremony, Iranian authorities said at the time. Her family said she was taken to hospital after being beaten during the arrest.In early February, Mohammadi was sentenced by a Revolutionary Court to an additional seven-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of "gathering and collusion" and "propaganda activities", her lawyer said.Last month, Mohammadi's brother Hamidreza said his sister had been found unconscious by fellow inmates at Zanjan prison after suffering a suspected heart attack. The foundation's statement on Sunday said "a suspension is not enough" and that the human rights activist requires "permanent, specialised care"."We must ensure she never returns to prison to face the 18 years remaining on her sentence," it read."Now is the time to demand her unconditional freedom and the dismissal of all charges. No human and women's rights activists should ever be imprisoned for their peaceful work," it said.