Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel peace prize

Mohammadi wins prize for her fight against oppression of women in Iran and to promote human rights for all

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Narges Mohammadi, the most prominent of Iran's jailed women's rights advocates, has vowed to stay in the country and continue her activism after winning the 2023 Nobel peace prize.

I will never stop striving for the realisation of democracy, freedom and equality," she said in a prewritten statement released after the announcement. Surely, the Nobel peace prize will make me more resilient, determined, hopeful and enthusiastic on this path, and it will accelerate my pace."