Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to additional prison term - BBC News

Narges Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences and has been in jail almost continuously since 2010.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated Topics2022 Iran protestsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran"By Lipika PelhamBBC NewsIran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional 15 months in prison.

Ms Mohammadi has already spent 12 years in jail serving multiple sentences.

She is accused of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic while in prison.

Her family condemned the verdict, saying this was her fifth conviction since March 2021.

She was not present at the latest trial and the verdict was issued in her absence.

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