Iranian Women's Rights Activist Mohamadi Wins This Year's Nobel Peace Prize... Awarded While Imprisoned (Comprehensive)

Anti-government figure leading women's rights and democracy movement in Iran
19th female among past recipients... 2nd from Iran

Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, selected as this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on the 6th (local time) that this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient is Iranian human rights activist Mohammadi. The committee added that "Mohammadi has fought against the oppression of women in Iran and worked to promote human rights and freedom for all people."

Mohammadi is the 19th woman among the Nobel Peace Prize laureates in history. She is also the second Iranian women's activist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize since Shirin Ebadi in 2003.

Mohammadi serves as the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center led by Shirin Ebadi and has been a leading figure in women's rights, democracy in Iran, and anti-death penalty movements for over 20 years. Her family conveyed her reaction on Instagram, stating, "The honor of this award belongs to all Iranians, especially to the brave Iranian women and girls who have captivated the world with their courage to fight for freedom and equality."

According to the Nobel Committee, Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times and convicted 5 times by the Iranian regime. She was arrested after participating in street protests held in 2021 to commemorate the victims of the 2019 anti-government demonstrations and is currently imprisoned in Evin Prison in Tehran. The Nobel Committee expressed hope immediately after the announcement that "the Iranian government will release Mohammadi."

The Nobel Peace Prize began in 1901 and was awarded for the 104th time this year. Due to reasons such as World War I and II, the prize was not awarded 19 times. So far, there have been 70 solo laureates, 31 times with two co-laureates, and 3 times with three co-laureates. The Nobel Prize, established by Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, is selected by Swedish academic institutions such as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, but according to Nobel's will, only the Peace Prize is decided by the Norwegian Parliament. The five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.

The Nobel Prize award ceremony is held during the "Nobel Week," which includes Alfred Nobel's death anniversary on December 10, in Stockholm, Sweden (for Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, and Economic Sciences) and Oslo, Norway (for Peace). Laureates receive a gold medal and a prize of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately 1.35 billion Korean won).

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