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Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence

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A portrait of Narges Mohammadi by the photographer Reihane Taravati at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway. Photograph: Reihane Taravati/Getty Images

The family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb).

The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel peace prize while in prison, had been released for health reasons in 2024. She was re-arrested in December 2025 during the memorial service of a fellow human rights activist and is being held in Zanjan central prison, in north-west Iran.

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