Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi continues fighting for her life in a cardiac intensive care unit at an Iranian hospital, according to her family’s foundation on Sunday.
The women’s rights advocate was rushed to medical facilities in Zanjan, a city in northwestern Iran, this past Friday after experiencing what her foundation described as a “catastrophic deterioration” in her health condition.
According to the Narges Mohammadi Foundation, the activist has experienced dangerous swings in blood pressure, and medical staff have been limited to providing oxygen therapy while working to stabilize her vital signs.
The foundation reported that Mohammadi suffered two instances where she completely lost consciousness, along with experiencing a serious cardiac emergency that prompted her emergency transfer from prison.
The activist, who is in her fifties, received the Nobel Peace Prize while incarcerated for her work advocating for women’s rights and fighting against capital punishment in Iran. Her family previously reported she experienced what appeared to be a heart attack in late March.
“Effective treatment for Narges Mohammadi’s conditions is only possible if she is transferred to her medical team in Tehran,” the foundation stated in their Sunday announcement.
Earlier this year in February, Mohammadi received an additional prison sentence of seven and a half years, according to her foundation. The Nobel committee has previously demanded Iranian authorities release her without delay.
Her most recent arrest occurred in December after she publicly criticized the death of attorney Khosrow Alikordi. Iranian prosecutor Hasan Hematifar told media at the time that Mohammadi had made inflammatory statements during Alikordi’s memorial service.
