Medical specialists examining Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi have determined she requires extensive medical treatment following her collapse inside an Iranian detention facility more than a week ago, according to her foundation’s announcement Wednesday.
Recent angiography testing revealed severe blockages in two major arteries, with her vascular condition showing marked deterioration compared to similar testing conducted in 2024, the foundation reported.
The 53-year-old activist lost consciousness and was rushed from the prison facility to a hospital in northwestern Iran on May 1. Following her release on bail approximately 10 days afterward, she was moved to a Tehran medical facility where her regular physicians conducted thorough examinations.
Medical staff noted that her blood pressure remains unstable, partially attributed to injury affecting the brain region that controls such bodily functions.
Healthcare providers have prescribed an eight-month treatment regimen in a setting “free from external stressors, where she can receive permanent care and long-term treatment.”
Both her foundation and numerous Nobel Prize recipients worldwide have demanded Mohammadi’s complete and immediate release. The prominent human rights and women’s rights activist received the Nobel Prize in 2023 while incarcerated and has faced multiple imprisonments during her advocacy work.
Her current detention started in December following her arrest in Mashhad, located in northeastern Iran.
Family members report her physical condition had been declining while imprisoned, worsened by severe physical assault during her arrest. She experienced cardiac arrest in March and continues managing a pulmonary blood clot that predates her imprisonment, requiring blood-thinning medication and constant medical supervision.
