Narges Mohammadi: The Islamic Republic has failed to break political prisoners

Narges Mohammadi, a political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in an interview with the prestigious French magazine 'Elle', reported on the Islamic Republic's failure to break political prisoners, especially women, despite government pressures and 'tortures' against them. Ms. Mohammadi, who conducted this interview during a three-week medical leave following 'tumor surgery and bone marrow transplant', once again described solitary confinement as 'a cruel form of psychological and physical torture' and emphasized the continuation of the struggle for 'equality, democracy, and resistance against the misogynistic and authoritarian religious government of the Islamic Republic'. This imprisoned human rights activist, referring to instances of 'severe torture and sexual violence' against her fellow inmates, stated: 'For us as political prisoners, it is very important to fight for survival and the continuation of real life. It is the policy and strong will of political prisoners against the agents and policies of the government that we can practically show that the government will not succeed in breaking us.' She identified the most important mission of human rights activists as turning 'gender apartheid' into a crime at the United Nations. The former spokesperson for the Human Rights Defenders Center described the women's section of Evin Prison as a place where 'the violence of the authoritarian, oppressive, and misogynistic religious government continues. But at the same time, it is a place where women resist and bring life and vitality in the face of these conditions.' In this interview, which was also published on the social media platform 'X' attributed to her, Narges Mohammadi added: 'Because political prisoners have carried out hundreds of hunger strikes, protested tirelessly, and have not surrendered, we have collectively achieved significant victories.' This human rights activist, in part of her interview with 'Elle', attributed the non-implementation of the compulsory hijab law known as the 'Hijab and Chastity Law' to the power of the 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement and noted that women's success in dismantling 'government tyranny' has led to the 'overthrow of the Islamic Republic's despotism'. She deemed the Iranian people's movement 'toward democracy, freedom, and equality' as 'unstoppable' and emphasized that 'victory is inevitable'. This political prisoner also discussed the government's delay in diagnosing her illness, deprivation of necessary medical care after 'major surgery', and the 'government's surrender' to granting medical leave after the hunger strikes of two political prisoners, Vida Rabbani and Matoureh Gouni. Narges Mohammadi described 'years of separation' from her children, Ali and Kiana, as 'painful' and stated that during her imprisonment, she has not been allowed to speak with her children for 'over two years'. This Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been repeatedly arrested and imprisoned over the past two decades, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for 'propaganda against the regime' in her latest legal case and is currently held in Evin Prison in Tehran. Throughout her imprisonment, this human rights activist has faced multiple fabricated cases by the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic. Narges Mohammadi: In hopes of celebrating the morning of victory in Iran. A gathering of civil activists on the occasion of the birthday of Mohammad Nourizad and the freedom of Narges Mohammadi. Narges Mohammadi: The slogans of women prisoners have 'broken' the walls of Evin. The first interview of Narges Mohammadi with the Nobel Committee: I will not let prison silence me.