She has campaigned for women’s rights, democracy and against the death penalty in Iran for years.
Mohammadi, an engineer by training, has been imprisoned 13 times and convicted five times. In total, she has been sentenced to 31 years in prison.won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty.
For nearly all of Mohammadi’s life, Iran has been governed by a Shiite theocracy headed by the country’s supreme leader. While women hold jobs, academic positions and even government appointments, their lives can be tightly controlled. Laws require all women to at least wear a headscarf, or hijab, to cover their hair as a sign of piety. Iran and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only countries that mandate it.
Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi, told The Associated Press by telephone that he has not been in touch with his sister but that the prize “means a lot to her.” It’s the fifth time in the 122-year history of the awards that the peace prize has been given to someone who is in prison or under house arrest. Last year, the top human rights advocate in Belarus, Ales Bialiatski, was
Abuse in Iranian prisons — something Mohammadi has campaigned against both outside of and behind bars — has been widely reported by the U.N. and human rights groups.
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