Jailed Iranian campaigner Narges Mohammadi Awarded 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

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The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi.
Mohammadi recognized “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.”
The prize highlights those protesting Iran’s discrimination and oppression of women.
Demonstrators’ motto: “Woman – Life – Freedom.”
Mohammadi is the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center.
She has been arrested 13 times and sentenced to 31 years in prison and 154 lashes.
Her activism against the death penalty led to her 2015 re-arrest.
Mohammadi ensured protests continued from within Evin prison in Tehran.
In September 2022, Mahsa Jina Amini’s death sparked political demonstrations against Iran.
Over 350 individuals and groups were nominated for this year’s prize.
In 2022, the prize went to Russian group Memorial, Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, and Belarusian advocate Ales Bialiatski.
The Nobel Peace Prize was established in 1901.
The prize has been awarded to 110 individuals and 30 organizations.
Past winners include Malala Yousafzai and Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has won the prize three times.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has been honored twice.