The winner of the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize, Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned in Iran, is fighting for her life after being hospitalized under surveillance for the last five days due to a heart condition, according to her relatives this Tuesday, May 5.

First modification: 05/05/2026 - 18:01

A support committee for Narges Mohammadi, who is imprisoned in Iran, declared on Tuesday, May 5, that her condition is critical.

Mohammadi's deteriorating health has caused great concern among those close to him.

Mohammadi, now in her early 50s, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while in detention for her campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.

She suffered a suspected heart attack at the end of last March and was transferred to a hospital in northwest Iran on May 1 due to a rapid deterioration in her health, according to her family.

“We are not only fighting for Narges' freedom, we are fighting to keep his heart beating,” his Paris-based lawyer, Chirinne Ardakani, declared at a press conference with his supporters.

Jonathan Dagher, of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Parisian organization that is also part of its support committee, said: “This is the first time we say that it is between life and death, that there is a risk of death.”

“We must act before it is too late,” he added.

Mohammadi, an activist persecuted for defending human rights. HH. in Iran

Mohammadi, who has spent much of the last two decades in and out of prison for her activism, was most recently arrested in December after denouncing the Islamic Republic at a lawyer's funeral.

Mohammadi is experiencing an “unprecedented deterioration” in his health (...) We have never feared so much for Narges' life; “He could leave us at any moment,” Ardakani remarked.

Mohammadi has lost 20 kilograms in prison, has difficulty speaking and is currently unrecognizable compared to his state before his last arrest.

Her supporters are demanding that Mohammadi be transferred to Tehran for treatment by her personal medical team, but there is no indication that she will be transferred from Zanjan.

Mohammadi and her husband's teenage twin sons live in Paris, and Ardakani urged the French Foreign Ministry and President Emmanuel Macron to take a stronger stance on their case.

This article was adapted from its original English version.

With AFP

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