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"Few Iranian women are as celebrated for defending freedom in Iran as Narges
Mohammadi. She is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Andrei Sakharov
Prize, the Olof Palme Prize, and the PEN and UNESCO press freedom awards, among
others.
Yet, like thousands of other political prisoners in Iran, her own freedom still
matters little to the powerful forces around her.
As US President Donald Trump’s administration negotiates a deal with the
Iranian regime to end their nearly four-month war, Mohammadi’s fate has not
received even a mention. There has been no commitment from Iran to release
political prisoners as part of the deal. Nor does it appear the Trump
administration has even made this request at any stage of the negotiation.
Just over a month ago, Mohammadi was fighting for her life. The 54-year-old
activist had two suspected heart attacks in prison in northern Iran. After
weeks of battling for access to medical care, she was granted a temporary
suspension of her sentence on heavy bail and transferred to a hospital in
Tehran.
In mid-May, she was moved from intensive care back to her home in Tehran under
medical care and heavy security."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
