Death of Narges Mohammadi's Father; Karim Mohammadi Could Not Endure the 'Longing to Hear' His Daughter's Voice 'from the Oppressive Prison'

Karim Mohammadi, the father of Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate currently imprisoned in Evin prison, passed away in his ninth decade of life while being deprived of visits and phone calls with his daughter. Narges Mohammadi's Instagram account announced the news of her father's death on Tuesday, March 8, stating that Karim Mohammadi had been denied visits with his daughter for 22 months and had not heard her voice for three months. Karim Mohammadi was over 90 years old and in his 'final days,' after being deprived of phone contact with Narges Mohammadi, he wrote in January 2023: 'These days, I was enduring with the longing to see my daughter and grandchildren. I had no complaints. But I cannot endure the longing to hear my daughter's voice from the oppressive prison.' Narges Mohammadi's father stated: 'I do not know how far the oppressive government will take its oppression. But I know and believe that such oppression will lead the oppressor to the destructive fire of the sighs of the oppressed. I know Narges, who has not seen Kiana and Ali for nine years and has endured, will also endure this ignorance and not hearing her father's voice. But I will not endure.' Some former political and civil prisoners have referred to the difficulties of mourning in prison, describing it as a 'deadly' suffering. The Islamic Republic, in addition to imprisoning human rights defenders and political and civil activists, also tortures their families by depriving them of the right to visit and phone contact. Last month, Voice of America obtained a letter from Reza Mohammadi, a political prisoner in Qezel Hesar, in which he emphasized that the death of his father was a 'government murder' and a 'heart attack' resulting from witnessing his 'brutal' arrest, and that judicial authorities were then attempting to implement a 'madness project' for this political prisoner. Reza Mohammadi recalled the 'last image' of his father during the 'farewell to life,' describing that on May 1, 2023, one day before his 30th birthday, while they were preparing for a 'small family celebration,' agents of the Revolutionary Guards suddenly attacked their home. Shortly after, the father of this political prisoner, who was about 60 years old, died of a heart attack. Narges Mohammadi has joined the campaign to boycott the elections, stating that the Islamic Republic deserves national boycott and global humiliation. The health condition of Manouchehr Bakhtiari in prison has worsened due to urinary tract obstruction and severe pressure drop. Exclusive: Zartosht Ahmadinejad's hunger strike has reached 60 days; he was hospitalized on Friday. Narges Mansouri, a political prisoner, was sentenced to three years in prison in a new case. The Revolutionary Court has sentenced Shakila Monfared to 'imprisonment and exile' in the third case fabricated in prison.