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Iran Sentences Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi to Six Years in Prison

Her lawyer says the non-final verdict will be challenged with a request for temporary medical release.

Overview

  • Her attorney, Mostafa Nili, says the court convicted her of “assembly and collusion to commit crimes.”
  • The ruling also includes a two-year travel ban, a 1.5-year term for “propaganda,” and two years of internal exile to the city of Khosf.
  • Under Iranian sentencing practice, the separate prison terms are served concurrently rather than combined.
  • Nili reports plans to seek temporary release on bail for medical treatment due to health concerns.
  • Mohammadi is a longtime human-rights advocate and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has previously been imprisoned, including in Tehran’s Evin prison.