Nobel committee calls on Iran to free Peace Prize laureate Mohammadi

Feb 11, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Ali Rahmani, son of Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, speaks after receiving the award on behalf of his mother at Oslo City Hall, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Fredrik Varfjell via REUTERS /File Photo — NTB

OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison.

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik; editing by mark Heinrich)

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