According to a statement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, human rights activist Nerges Mohammadi has been threatened with “physical elimination” by Iran.
Ms. Mohammadi, Ek Irani, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for work, including dealing with women’s oppression in the Middle Eastern country.
He told the committee that he had received warnings from “agents of governance” through indirect channels and his lawyers. The chair Jorgen Watne Friedon said he was “worried” and “he was worried about the dangers with a significant voice” “.
The Iranian Ministry of External Affairs has not commented on the statement.
The Nobel Committee’s statement said, “The threats to Ms. Mohammadi make it clear that her safety is at stake, until she ends all public engagement within Iran, as well as any international advocacy or media presence in support of democracy, human rights and freedom of expression.”
Ms. Mohammadi Nobel became a Nobel Prize winner while serving a 10 -year jail in Iran’s Evin JailWhere she was held since 2021 – her children accepted the award on her behalf.
At that time, the committee had come to a “tremendous personal cost” against the oppression of women in Iran.
Overall, he has been arrested 13 times by the Iranian regime, convicted five times and sentenced to jail over 30 years according to his foundation.
In December 2024, Ms. Mohammadi was given a temporary release at the medical ground.
Reports have been received by Western intelligence agencies in recent years Evidence of a dramatic growth in plots to abduct by Iranian government Or killing dissidents, journalists and political enemies abroad.
On Thursday, Britain warned of a “growing” and unexpected danger from Iran.
The government’s intelligence and security committee published details of Iranian state murder and kidnapping, espionage, cyber attacks and investigation into its nuclear program based on evidence till August 2023.
This underlined the “rapid increase” in physical threats against opponents of Iran’s rule in Britain.
The Iranian embassy in London rejected the findings of the report.
