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Friday October 6, the defender of Iranian women, Narges Mohammadi, received the Nobel Peace Prize. A distinction which represents hope for all activists in Iran.
Narges Mohammadi has just received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday October 6. This fighter for women’s rights is currently imprisoned in Iran, where she is serving a 31-year prison sentence for his constant fight for the cause of women. “The Iranian regime arrested her 13 times” has recalled Berti Reiss-Andersenthe president of the Nobel committee.
The Iranian activist’s husband lives in exile in France with their two children. This Friday evening, they express their sadness, thinking of the conditions of detention of Narges Mohammadi, but also their gratitude. This price is “for all the people who are fighting in Iran, for all the prisoners, and also for the women who are fighting against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.” declared his son, Ali, to Release.
“I am so happy”
The regime has been facing a vast protest movement for a year. Women burn their veils, others their hair. Despite relentless repression, women in Tehran support Narges Mohammadi. “I am so happy that an Iranian have received this award“, assures one of them, contacted by France Télévisions.
In 2003, another Iranian woman received the Nobel Peace Prize, she also fought for more democracy in the country. From London (United Kingdom), Shirini Ebadi regrets that “Lyou have rights, in Iran, are deteriorating day by day.“ Iran condemns the choice of Narges Mohammadi for the Nobel Peace Prize.