About this episode

The episode discusses the deteriorating health of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian Nobel laureate, and the concerns of her family amidst rising executions in Iran.

In Iran, at least 22 prisoners have been hanged in the last six weeks - according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran - including 10 people who were detained during the anti-government protests in January. Iran's most famous human rights campaigner - Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 - has been in prison in north-west Iran since February. Her family says there's been a sharp deterioration of her health in recent days - and fear she will die if she doesn't receive adequate medical care. GUEST: Hamidreza Mohammadi, brother of detained Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi PRODUCER: Pip Cook

People in this episode

Guest: Hamidreza Mohammadi

Topics covered

• human rights
• Iran
• Nobel laureate
• health care
• prisoners
• anti-government protests

Keywords

• Narges Mohammadi
• Iran
• Nobel Peace Prize
• human rights
• prison
• health care
• executions
• anti-government protests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Human Rights in Iran

Places: Iran

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