Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Rearrested in Iran Amid Violent Raid

Rearrest of Narges Mohammadi

• 🕊️ Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was violently rearrested by Iranian authorities during a memorial ceremony in Mashhad.
• 🚨 The raid occurred at a mosque where attendees were commemorating the suspicious death of human rights lawyer Kasra al-Hordi.
• 🏥 Mohammadi was reportedly hospitalized twice after Iranian forces used beatings and tear gas on the crowd.
• ❓ Her whereabouts are currently unknown, causing extreme worry among her family and supporters.

International Condemnation and Calls for Release

• 🌍 The Norwegian Nobel Committee has condemned the arrest, demanding Iran immediately clarify Mohammadi's whereabouts and ensure her safety.
• 📢 They are calling for her unconditional release.

Mohammadi's Activism and Health Concerns

• ⛓️ Mohammadi has spent over 10 years in and out of prison for her work fighting for human rights, women's rights, and democracy in Iran.
• 🏥 She was recently furloughed from Evin prison in December after suffering several heart attacks and has undergone major surgeries, with reports of cancer.
• ✊ Despite her health issues and imprisonment, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, with her children accepting on her behalf.

Viral Video and Opinion Piece

• 📹 A video clip of Mohammadi without the mandatory hijab, chanting "Long live Iran," has gone viral on social media.
• ✍️ She recently published an opinion piece in TIME titled "Iran is Still at War with Its People."

Context of the Memorial and Regime's Tactics

• ⚖️ The memorial was for Kasra al-Hordi, a human rights lawyer whose death was suspicious, with claims of a cardiac event contradicted by eyewitnesses reporting trauma and blood.
• 😟 Mohammadi's arrest is seen as particularly calculated, highlighting the Islamic Republic's perceived threat from her moral authority and activism.
• 🕌 The raid in Mashhad, a holy city, underscores the regime's disturbing tactics of surveilling grief and targeting activists.