Narges Mohammadi's Children Receive Her Nobel Peace Prize; She Calls the Iranian Regime 'Tyrannical' and 'Anti-Woman' from Prison

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, symbolically received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday, December 10. Mohammadi, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison due to her opposition to the Islamic Republic, was unable to attend the ceremony, and her children, Ali and Kiana Rahmani, accepted the award on her behalf. The ceremony was attended by the King, Queen, and Crown Prince of Norway, as well as notable Iranian figures such as Mojgan Shajarian and Golshifteh Farahani. In her message, read aloud by her children, Mohammadi described the Islamic Republic as 'tyrannical and anti-woman.' She also called for international support for Iranian civil society. Part of Mohammadi's message stated: 'The Islamic Republic regime has the least popular legitimacy and has responded to the people's demands with repression, executions, killings, and imprisonment.' Mohammadi referred to the special economic privileges granted to regime affiliates in Iran, stating: 'The type of governance of the Islamic Republic has led society into poverty, and the consequences of this have troubled people's lives.' Kiana Rahmani, Narges Mohammadi's daughter, said in a press conference on the sidelines of the ceremony that her mother’s message emphasized the need for global support for Iranian society, stating, 'You, journalists and media professionals, are our greatest and most important allies in the difficult struggle against the destructive tyranny of the Islamic Republic. I sincerely thank you for your efforts and everything you have done for us.' Kiana Rahmani expressed little hope of seeing her mother again, saying, 'Maybe I will see her in 30 or 40 years, but I think I will not see her again. But it doesn't matter because my mother will always live in my heart, with values worth fighting for.' The Nobel Foundation announced Narges Mohammadi as the winner of the 2023 Peace Prize on October 6. She is the second Iranian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after Shirin Ebadi. The invitation address for this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner reads: 'Ms. Narges Mohammadi, Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran.' Following the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Narges Mohammadi, many calls for her release were made from inside and outside Iran, but these requests went unanswered, and she remains in prison. The press conference of Narges Mohammadi's family in Oslo; Taghi Rahmani: 'We need to have a strong civil society.' Comments from Nazanin Boniadi and special audiences of the program 'Nobel Peace and the Iran Movement' regarding Narges Mohammadi. Report by the Iran Human Rights Organization: Issuance of sentences totaling over 540 years in prison and 570 lashes for human rights defenders in 12 months. Narges Mohammadi: 'The darkness and corruption resulting from the suppression of information and free expression is part of the history of Iranian suffering.' Protests against human rights violations in Iran; Narges Mohammadi joined the hunger strike of two Baha'i prisoners. Narges Mohammadi's family entered Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. The Nobel Peace Prize without Narges, the Sakharov Prize without Mahsa's family; the Islamic Republic banned Mahsa Amini's family from leaving the country.