Iranian Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi continues to fight for equality

Iranian Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi continues to fight for equality

cnn - the best -known human rights activist in Iran and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, narges mohammadi explained that she will never stop for democracy and equality, and that she was not afraid of retribution measures of Iranian regimes has.

Mohammadi: "The prison walls cannot stop me"

In an exclusive interview with CNN during her three -week medical release, Mohammadi said: "Not even the prison walls and all of these convictions can ever stop me." The activist spent most of the past twenty years in the Evin prison in Tehran, which is known for the detention of regime critics.

medical release and health status

At the beginning of the month, the Iranian authorities suspended their prison for 21 days so that they can recover from an operation in November, in which part of a bone was removed in their lower right leg; Doctors had discovered a possibly carcinogenic lesion there. Mohammadi is waiting to be brought back to the notorious prison, where she has to serve 31 years in prison after being condemned for anti -state activities and propaganda distribution.

political prisoners and the pursuit of freedom

supporters refer to them as political prisoners because they are committed to promoting women's rights and democracy. After her temporary release, her family released a video in which she was brought out of an ambulance on a stretcher, uncovered her hair in contradiction to Iran's prescribed hijab law. In the film material, Mohammadi calls "Woman, Life, Freedom"-the motto of the protest movement, which after the death of the 22-year-old, Iranian-Kurdish woman mahsa amini in September 2022, after she was arrested due to alleged disregard of the hijab law.

a moving reunion with their children

durante of her temporary release she was able to speak to her children by video call for the first time in three years. She hadn't seen her personally for almost a decade. "I was amazed. I was actually a bit shocked. I had the feeling that they really grown up. And I felt that I had lost with them for a long time," said Mohammadi.

criticism of the treatment of prisoners

Mohammadi and her family have criticized their short medical release as "too little, too late" and adopted generalized against the poor treatment of prisoners by the Iranian authorities. Human rights organizations have previously expressed concerns about Mohammadi's health and access to medical care in prison after suffering from heart attacks and breathing difficulties as well as the current bone lesion.

experiences in prison and the struggle for human rights

Mohammadi remembered incidents in which she was "beaten very violently" by prison attendants and the medical care was denied to her. "They began to hit my chest while I was intended for angiography and my arteries were blocked," she reported. CNN contacted the Iranian government for an opinion on the allegations.

The struggle for human rights in Iran

in 2023 Mohammadi the Friedensnobel Prize awarded by women in Iran and their promotion of human rights. Her children accepted the prize for her and read a letter that she had smuggled out of prison.

The power of women in prison

With regard to the resistance of her fellow prisoners behind bars, Mohammadi expressed an optimistic view: "They transform the prison into an antique nast. The walls of the Evin prison are torn through the calls of these women. So I feel it-they have changed noticeably."

A call to change

Mohammadi writes her memoirs from prison and wants to show how the spark of activism can spread hope in society. The Nobel Prize winner explained that "this regime cannot be reformed," and speaks for a non -violent "transition from the autocratic theocracy of the Islamic Republic ... Our goal is to achieve democracy and a secular government."

fearless in their use

When asked whether they take care of possible consequences due to their statements during their medical release, Mohammadi replied: "I am not worried about the consequences of this interview at all." She emphasized: "I'm stuck and I protest against the death penalty. I am against gender apartheid, against the politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

"I am a pacifist. I am a woman who wants to realize the rights of women in Iran. So I think I should be here."

With this reporting, CNN journalist Jomana Karadsheh participated.