Narges Mohammedi, a physicist and a prominent human rights defender who has been confined in Iranian prisons since May 2015, serving a 16-year sentence, requested temporary release or sentence remission due to the abundance of inmates with Covid-19 in the prison. She was denied release in March, when over 100,000 detainees were granted temporary release. In July, she and several of her cellmates ... Continue Reading>>
Iranian Prisoner in Dire Need of Independent Hospitalization for Post-Op Infection
Narges Mohammadi, a 46-year old Iranian physicist, engineer and human rights advocate confined in Evin Prison, sentenced to 16 years for peaceful advocacy of women’s rights and abolition of the death penalty, is in need of hospitalization. In May of 2019 she had a hysterectomy and was rushed back to the prison in less than one week. As a result, she has a post-operative infection for which she is ... Continue Reading>>
Narges Mohammadi Furloughed for Three Days to See Ill Father
Narges Mohammadi, a political prisoner in Iran’s Evin Prison has been granted a short, three day furlough to see her 85 year old father who has had multiple brain seizures over the past year. Mohammadi’s mother wrote a letter to the Tehran Prosecutor requesting permission for her daughter to go see her father for one hour. However, it was a 210 mile trip in each direction. Mohammadi is serving ... Continue Reading>>