Lawyer Says Iranian Court Gives Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi 7½-Year Sentence

Overview

• The ruling comprises six years for 'conspiracy and collusion' and 18 months for 'propaganda', plus a two-year travel ban and reported internal exile to Khosf, according to her lawyer.
• Her lawyer says the decision can be appealed and that he expects temporary release on medical bail given her health conditions.
• Mohammadi was detained on December 12, 2025, in Mashhad during a memorial for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, according to defense and family accounts.
• Her foundation reports she began a hunger strike in early February; her lawyer says she was transferred to a hospital days before the hearing and that a phone call describing her arrest was cut off.
• The 2023 Nobel Peace laureate has been arrested about 13 times over 25 years and previously received multiple sentences related to her human rights activism.