Narges Mohammadi Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/narges-mohammadi/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:32:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Narges Mohammadi Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/narges-mohammadi/ 32 32 59910430 Nobel Peace Winner Narges Mohammadi Receives Additional Seven-Year Prison Sentence in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2026/02/nobel-peace-winner-narges-mohammadi-receives-additional-seven-year-prison-sentence-in-iran/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:22:16 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10777 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/08/middleeast/iran-narges-mohammadi-new-sentence-intl-hnk

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]]> 10777 Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Beaten and Hospitalized https://concernedscientists.org/2025/12/imprisoned-nobel-peace-prize-winner-beaten-and-hospitalized-d-summary-dr-narges-mohammadi-who-is-imprisoned-in-iran-for-opposing-the-death-penalty-has-recently-been-beaten-so-severely-that-she/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:14:42 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10729 Dr. Narges Mohammadi, who is imprisoned in Iran for opposing the death penalty, has recently been beaten so severely, that she required multiple hospitalizations. The Associated Press: Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest, family says……Read more Reuters: No new on whereabouts orhealth of Iranian Mobel Lauriate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say……Read more […]

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]]> 10729 Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient https://concernedscientists.org/2024/12/narges-mohammadis-temporary-medical-release-is-grossly-insufficient/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:40:17 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10468 Permanent and Unconditional Release of Nobel Peace Laureate Is Critical December 5, 2024 – Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Iranian human rights defender, has been granted a 21-day medical release from Evin Prison by the Iranian authorities, after repeated denials and delays in receiving critical medical care. This temporary release […]

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]]> 10468 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Imprisoned Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi https://concernedscientists.org/2023/10/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-imprisoned-iranian-activist-narges-mohammadi/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 01:05:40 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10003 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/nobel-peace-prize-recognizes-iranian-womens-fight-for-gender-equity

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]]> 10003 Sentence of Iranian Human Rights Activist, Narges Mohammadi, Extended Again https://concernedscientists.org/2023/08/sentence-of-iranian-human-rights-activist-narges-mohammadi-extended-again/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 08:13:30 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9936 Narges Mohammadi, prominent human rights activist and recipient of the Andrei Sakharov Prize, has had her prison sentence extended again after recent statements made behind bars. Her total sentence is now ten years and nine months in prison, in addition to 154 lashes. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202308056505

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]]> 9936 Physicist and Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to Eight More Years in Prison and More Than 70 Lashes. https://concernedscientists.org/2022/02/physicist-and-human-rights-activist-narges-mohammadi-sentenced-to-eight-more-years-in-prison-and-more-than-70-lashes/ Sat, 05 Feb 2022 17:23:27 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9465 Narges Mohammadi, physicist, prominent human rights activist, and recipient of the 2018 Andrei Sakjarov Prize of the American Physical Society, has been sentenced in Iran to eight additional years in prison and more than 70 lashes. The ruling came after a trial that lasted only five minutes. She has also been banned from outside “communications” […]

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]]> 9465 Narges Mohammadi, Physicist and Human Rights Defender, imprisoned in Iran Released with Sentence Commuted. https://concernedscientists.org/2020/11/narges-mohammadi-physicist-and-human-rights-defender-imprisoned-in-iran-released-with-sentence-commuted/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 04:05:37 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8751 Narges Mohammadi, a physicist and a prominent human rights defender who had been incarcerated in Iranian prisons since May 2015, was released on October 7 when her 16-year sentence was commuted due to health concerns. Her conviction and sentence in May 2016 were based exclusively on her peaceful advocacy for women’s rights and the abolition […]

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]]> 8751 Narges Mohammadi Remains in Jail Despite Iranian Prisoner Releases https://concernedscientists.org/2020/05/narges-mohammadi-remains-in-jail-despite-iranian-prisoner-releases/ Sun, 03 May 2020 18:42:12 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7911 At the end of last year Iranian physicist, engineer, and human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, serving a 16-year-prison sentence for establishing an organization dedicated to abolishing the death penalty in Iran, was transferred to a prison in the city of Zanjan. In March, a letter from her mother, Ozra Bazarganm, to Iran’s Chief Justice revealed […]

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]]> 7911 Committee of Concerned Scientists’ Co-Chair Highlights Egregious Treatment Received by Female Scholars Behind Prison Walls in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2020/01/committee-of-concerned-scientists-co-chair-highlights-egregious-treatment-received-by-female-scholars-behind-prison-walls-in-iran/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:26:32 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7814 The post Committee of Concerned Scientists’ Co-Chair Highlights Egregious Treatment Received by Female Scholars Behind Prison Walls in Iran appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 7814 Iranian Physicist Imprisoned for 16-Year Sentence Tortured and Transferred to Strict Facility https://concernedscientists.org/2020/01/iranian-physicist-imprisoned-for-16-year-sentence-tortured-and-trasnferred-to-strict-facility/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:48:25 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7800 The post Iranian Physicist Imprisoned for 16-Year Sentence Tortured and Transferred to Strict Facility appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

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