There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi since her arrest in Iran at the end of last week, her supporters said on Sunday, urging the Islamic republic to release the campaigner and dozens of others arrested alongside her.
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize, was detained on Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
According to Mashhad prosecutor...
No contact with Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi since arrest, supporters say
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Source: scmp.com

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