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Narges Mohammadi: 2023 Nobel peace laureate on hunger strike after being denied medical treatment over hijab ban

Narges Mohammadi, the recipient of the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran, is reported to have started a hunger strike. Her family told CNN this week that she began refusing food on Monday in protest over what she said was the…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023

Narges Mohammadi: Iranian Nobel laureate begins hunger strike in notorious Evin prison

Human rights activist Mohammadi was awarded Nobel Peace Prize behind bars in October

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammadi begins hunger strike

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday in protest against what she said was the jail's failure to give her access to medical care, the activist HRANA news agency reported.

France 24 · Nov 6, 2023

Nobel Prize winners of 2023: the list in full, including today’s winner

Here are this year’s esteemed Nobel laureates

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, in prison for speaking up against human rights violations, has been a voice for women for almost two decades

“Woman, Life, Freedom,” the slogan adopted by Iranians to protest the unjust death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, is, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the most suitable way to describe the work of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi.

The Conversation · Oct 8, 2023

Imprisoned Iranian Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize for fight against oppression of women in Iran.

Zenger · Oct 7, 2023

Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women's rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her prison cell to write a letter to the country’s women. She promised: “We shall not back down until the moment of victory, meaning the…

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2023

How healthy is America’s renewed love affair with weight loss medications?

While some may be taking them for medically valid reasons, the trend is worrying eating disorder experts and signaling a cultural shift away from body positivity

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2023

Nobel peace prize winner joins calls for UN to criminalise gender apartheid

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi joins call for definition of crimes against humanity to include gender apartheid

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

Morning Digest | FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies; Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023