Iranian security forces have 'violently arrested' Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her foundation has said.
The Narges Foundation stated that her brother confirmed Ms. Mohammadi was detained in the eastern city of Mashhad, along with other activists.
They called for the immediate release of the 53-year-old and the activists detained alongside her. Iran has not commented on the matter.
Ms. Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work against female oppression in Iran and for promoting human rights.
In December 2024, she had been given a temporary release from jail for three weeks on medical grounds after having been held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison since 2021.
Her latest arrest reportedly occurred as she attended a memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer found dead in his office last week.
The situation surrounding Alikordi's death has been described as 'suspicious' by the Norway-based group Iran Human Rights, which has called for an independent inquiry.
At the memorial, various activists reportedly shouted slogans, including 'death to the dictator' and 'long live Iran'.
Taghi Rahmani, Ms. Mohammadi's husband, remarked that her arrest was violent, witnessed by the brother of the deceased lawyer.
Rahmani described this as a human rights violation and expressed concern over the recent crackdown by the establishment.
In recent months, Ms. Mohammadi has publicly accused the Iranian authorities of escalating repression following a ceasefire with Israel in June.
Last week, she wrote an article for Time magazine discussing the regime's control over all aspects of life within Iran.
Throughout her lifetime, Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times and sentenced to over 36 years of imprisonment, as well as subjected to 154 lashes, according to her foundation.
