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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized amid severe health decline in Iranian prison

From El Nacional · (13m ago) Spanish Critical tone

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan due to a severe health deterioration, including cardiac issues and loss of consciousness.
  • Her health had significantly declined after 140 days of arbitrary detention and systematic denial of medical care.
  • Mohammadi's family and supporters are demanding her immediate release and appropriate medical treatment, citing concerns for her life.

The international community is once again focused on the plight of Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who has been urgently hospitalized in Zanjan following a critical decline in her health. Reports indicate that Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, suffered a cardiac crisis and experienced two episodes of complete loss of consciousness within a single day. This alarming situation arises after 140 days of what her supporters describe as arbitrary detention and a systematic denial of specialized medical care within Zanjan Prison. The Narges Mohammadi Foundation has voiced grave concerns, stating that her transfer to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) came after prison doctors determined her condition could no longer be managed within the facility. Her family had been advocating for her transfer to adequate medical facilities for weeks, viewing this last-minute move with desperation. Mohammadi had previously rejected local hospital treatment, citing warnings from independent cardiologists about the inadequacy of Zanjan's medical equipment. The foundation accuses judicial authorities of disregarding medical recommendations and blocking a court-ordered suspension of her sentence for medical treatment. The continued imprisonment, they argue, poses a direct threat to her life, intensifying calls for her immediate release and annulment of her convictions.

Narges Mohammadi fue trasladada de urgencia hoy a un hospital en Zanjan tras un deterioro grave de su salud

โ€” Fundaciรณn NargesThe Narges Mohammadi Foundation announced her emergency transfer to the hospital.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.