from his prison, Narges Mohammadi castigates the “tyrannical and misogynistic religious regime” in Iran

She wrote her speech “behind the high cold walls of a prison“. Imprisoned in her country, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi castigated the “tyrannical and misogynistic religious regime” in Iran, in a message read by his children, Sunday December 10, in Oslo, during the awarding of his Nobel Peace Prize.

“I am a woman from the Middle East, from a region that, although heir to a rich civilization, is currently trapped in war and prey to the flames of terrorism and extremism”she said, through the voice of her two 17-year-old twins, Ali and Kiana, exiled in France since 2015. In her absence, an armchair remained symbolically empty, topped with her portrait.

“I am an Iranian woman who is proud and honored to contribute to this civilization, who is today a victim of the oppression of a tyrannical and misogynistic religious regime.”

Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

in a message read by his sons

Narges Mohammadi is the fifth laureate to receive the Nobel Peace Prize while in detention, after the German Carl von Ossietzky, the Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi, the Chinese Liu Xiaobo and the Belarusian Ales Beliatski. She also urged the international community to do more for human rights. A fierce opponent of the compulsory wearing of the hijab for women and the death penalty in Iran, Narges Mohammadi has been detained since 2021 in Evin prison in Tehran.