Iran sentences Nobel laureate to 7 more years in prison
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said on Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces.
The new convictions against Mohammadi come as Iran tries to negotiate with the United States over its nuclear program to avert a threatened military strike by US President Donald Trump.
Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday that Tehran’s strength came from its ability to “say no to the great powers,” striking a maximalist position just after negotiations in Oman with the United States.
Mohammadi’s lawyer confirmed the sentence on X (formerly Twitter), saying it had been handed down on Saturday by a Revolutionary Court in the city of Mashhad.
Such courts typically issue verdicts with little or no opportunity for defendants to contest their charges.
Agnes Callamard, the secretary-general of Amnesty International, wrote on X that Mohammadi’s sentence was “a reflection of the skyrocketing lethal repression against dissent and protests waged by the authorities.”
Iran did not acknowledge the sentence.
Supporters say Mohammadi has been on a hunger strike since Feb. 2 and ended it on Sunday after her sentencing over her worsening health.
