UN urges Iran to rescue imprisoned Nobel laureate Nargiz Mohammadi

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is worried about Nargiz Mohammadi's health. She is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Is being held in Iran. Her health is getting worse.

Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on May 4 that the secretary-general is very concerned about Mohammadi's health. He asked authorities to give her medical care. She needs it because of her health problems.

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz shared the news on his social media account on May 5. He said Mohammadi was treated badly in prison. She was speaking out against the regime's violence against women and opponents. Waltz asked Tehran to give her care.

The Nargiz Mohammadi Foundation said on May 1 that Nargiz Mohammadi was taken to a hospital in Zanjan. Her health got worse quickly. She lost consciousness twice. Had a severe cardiac arrest. She is in condition.

Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi told reporters on May 2 that family members saw her in the hospital's care unit. Mohammadi's condition is still critical. She is breathing with a machine.

Nargiz Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner is in condition. She is in a prison. She had a heart attack month. Her family and supporters said so.

Mohammadi's family and lawyers in Iran met with her on April 11. They said her general condition was getting worse. Her physical condition is critical.

Relatives saw that Mohammadi became very weak physically. She lost a lot of weight.

Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi said she is being held with criminals. She got death threats from prisoners.

Nargiz Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. She did human rights work for a time. She was arrested in Mashhad in December. Then she was taken to Zanjan prison. She has limited contact with her family.

The prison conditions and a recent hunger strike make people worried. They think her continued imprisonment is a threat to her life.

Supporters warn that her imprisonment is a threat to her life.

Nargiz Mohammadi's health got worse in prison. Her husband, Taghi Rahmani said so. He talked to reporters on April 1.

Mohammadi is in Zanjan prison. Rahmani said she needs care outside the prison. Authorities are not releasing her. Mohammadi has lung and heart problems. She has headaches, nausea and eye problems.

The Free Nargis Coalition is worried about Mohammadi's condition. They are worried that she does not have medical care.

Mohammadi's general health is very poor. A prison nurse brought her into a meeting room. She looked pale, weak and thinner.

Rahmani said his wife was in health since her arrest in Mashhad, in December 2025. She was beaten by security forces. She has lasting bruises.

Amnesty International reported on March 24 that Mohammadi was found unconscious. She had hands and feet numbness and a swollen eyelid. A prison doctor thought she had a heart attack. Officials did not take her to the hospital. The organization asked for her release. She needs emergency treatment.