Nobel winner Mohammadi 'celebrates' prize in her cell: family
Rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, learned about this recognition on Friday afternoon through messages sent from the men's unit, where inmates have better access to telephones on Fridays. Her family stated that Narges and her fellow cellmates celebrated this victory with joy, even while confined to their cells.
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 06:33 | 07 October 2023
- Modified Date: 06:33 | 07 October 2023
Rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi "celebrated" her Nobel Peace Prize with fellow detainees in their Tehran prison cell, her family told AFP on Saturday.
"Narges learned that she had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday afternoon from messages sent from the men's unit, where they have easier access to telephones on Fridays," her family said. "Narges and her cellmates erupted in joy and celebrated this victory in their cell."
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