Iran Blocks Independent Exam for Detained Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Overview

• Iranian authorities have refused a request for an independent medical evaluation, with her family reporting bruises on her neck and face and confirming she remains in custody.
• In a brief Sunday call to relatives, Mohammadi said plainclothes agents beat her with batons to the head and neck during her arrest on Friday.
• The Mashhad prosecutor said 38 people were arrested at the memorial and accused Mohammadi and others of making provocative speeches and inciting disorder.
• Her foundation says the case has been referred to the Revolutionary Prosecutor in Mashhad and reports she was told of an unconfirmed allegation of cooperating with the Israeli government.
• The memorial honored lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, whose early‑December death officials attributed to a heart attack but rights groups called suspicious, as the Nobel committee and prominent Iranian figures urged her immediate release.