An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional 15 months in prison and two years in exile from Tehran for “spreading propaganda” against the Islamic Republic.
This is the fifth sentence of the arrested activist since 2021, the family of Narges Mohammadi said this Monday.
“The revolutionary court sentenced Narges Mohammadi to 15 months in prison, two years of exile from Tehran and neighboring provinces, a travel ban for two years, and a ban on participating in political and social groups and using telephones and furniture for two years,” the family added. activist in a statement published on the social network Instagram.
Mohammadi, 51, refused to appear in court, citing the “lack of independence of the judiciary” and the “illegality of the country’s revolutionary courts.”
In recent months, the activist has denounced revolutionary courts for handing down death sentences to young people, citing 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari, the first protester executed for his role in protests sparked by the death of a young woman of Kurdish origin, Mahsa Amini, in 2022.
“The sentence appears to be a political message for Narges Mohammadi, repeating the accusations she has repeatedly made and encouraging people to hold views against the Islamic regime in order to cause chaos and unrest,” the same statement released by the family said.
The activist has been serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison since November 2021.
It is the activist’s fifth sentence since 2021, three of which were handed down while she was in prison, and the first since she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last October.
Mohammadi was sentenced to a total of 12 years and three months in prison and 154 lashes, among other penalties.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Mohammadi the prize “for combating the oppression of women in Iran and promoting human rights and freedoms.”
Her children received the award on December 10 at a ceremony in Oslo, where the activist, through her family, appealed for international support to end a regime (..) that had reached its lowest level of legitimacy and popular support.”
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