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Iran Temporarily Suspends Narges Mohammadi’s Sentence for Hospital Treatment

The court acted after a state forensic panel said she needs specialist care outside prison.

Overview

  • Mohammadi, who received a temporary suspension of her sentence Sunday, was moved by ambulance to a Tehran hospital for care by her own doctors.
  • Her lawyer said the order followed a ruling by Iran’s Organization of Forensic Medicine, a state authority that found prison clinics could not treat her multiple conditions.
  • Relatives report a heart attack on March 24 and a severe cardiac episode on May 1, plus about 20 kilograms of weight loss and trouble speaking.
  • Her family and foundation call the reprieve insufficient and urge her unconditional release rather than a return to serve roughly 18 remaining years.
  • Nobel institutions, the European Union, and other rights advocates had pressed Tehran to allow urgent specialist treatment, a campaign her supporters say helped force action.