Narges Mohammadi: Iran hand Nobel winner fresh jail term - lawyer

The peace prize laureate was convicted of spreading “propaganda against the system”, her lawyer says.

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The 52-year-old human rights activist was convicted of spreading “propaganda against the system” by a branch of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, Mostafa Nili wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

He said the reasons cited by the court included “comments about Ms Dina Qalibaf”, a student who alleged she was tortured and sexually assaulted by security forces, as well as her call to boycott March’s election and letters to Swedish and Norwegian MPs.

Ms Mohammadi had refused to attend the trial, denouncing it as “unjust and farcical”.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Iranian judiciary.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2vv4e2edg1o

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