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Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized for Heart Problems in Prison
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was rushed to a hospital in Zanjan province following a severe deterioration in her health, including a cardiac crisis and loss of consciousness. Her family and the Nobel committee expressed concerns over her condition and called for specialized care.
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Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan province on Friday after suffering a catastrophic deterioration in her health, including a cardiac crisis and two episodes of complete loss of consciousness.
The 54-year-old collapsed in prison and was hospitalized, with her family reporting that she had been taken from Zanjan Prison to a local facility after a sharp drop in her health. Prison doctors determined her condition could not be managed on-site, despite medical recommendations for treatment in Tehran by her specialized team.
On Friday morning, Mohammadi fainted after days of dangerously high blood pressure and severe nausea, followed by multiple bouts of vomiting and a blackout, leading to emergency intravenous fluids in the prison medical unit. Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi, said her blood pressure has dropped sharply and has not been stabilized, adding that her current problems include low blood pressure and a heart attack.
Mohammadi has a history of cardiac, lung, and blood pressure problems, including pulmonary embolism, and has undergone stenting, angiography, and three angioplasty procedures.
Her condition has deteriorated since a March heart attack, when she was found unconscious by fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison, but prison officials refused to transfer her to a hospital despite her health history. The Narges Mohammadi Foundation stated that the transfer came after 140 days of arbitrary detention and denial of specialized healthcare, describing it as a desperate, last-minute measure.
Hamidreza Mohammadi emphasized that she should be transferred to a hospital in Tehran for care by her own specialists, who have treated her previously.
Jorgen Watne Frydnes, head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, said Mohammadi's life remains at risk. The secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee expressed concern on Thursday that her condition was worsening after she suffered a heart attack in prison. Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting human rights in Iran and fighting against the oppression of women.
