Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi receive Nobel Peace Price on her behalf

Before the ceremony, Mohammadi’s husband said that the award would give her a larger voice, even if her circumstances were likely to become more difficult.

Dec 10, 2023 - 20:30

Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi receive Nobel Peace Price on her behalf

Jailed Iranian writer and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in absentia on Sunday. Her 17-year-old children Kiana and Ali Rahmani represented her at the ceremony in Norway’s Oslo and collected the prize.

Mohammadi, 51, was awarded the peace prize for her fight against the oppression of women in her home country as well as for promoting human rights and freedom for all. She has been a vocal proponent of mass feminist disobedience against the mandatory wearing of the hijab for Iranian women.

The activist has been in Tehran’s Evin prison since 2021. The Iranian government has arrested Mohammadi 13 times, convicted her five times and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison with 154 lashes.

In her Nobel lecture, delivered by her children, Mohammadi said that the people of Iran will undoubtedly continue their struggle.

“Continued resistance and non-violence are the best strategies,” she said. “This is the difficult path that Iranians have always taken, relying on their historical awareness and collective will. The Iranian people will dismantle obstruction and despotism through their persistence. Have no doubt – this is certain.”