Exclusive: Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi on hunger strike in detention in Iran, foundation says

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is on hunger strike whilst being held in detention by Iranian authorities, according to a statement from her foundation. In the statement shared exclusively with CNN, the Paris-based foundation, which is run by her family, says it received credible information that Mohammadi began her strike on Monday “to protest … The post Exclusive: Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi on hunger strike in detention in Iran, foundation says appeared first on Egypt Independent.


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