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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Jailed Iranian Women’s Rights Activist
Narges Mohammadi was honored for her fight against the oppression of women by Iran’s government. She is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence in Tehran.
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Narges Mohammadi is a woman, a human rights advocate and a freedom fighter. In awarding her this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honor her courageous fight for human rights, freedom and democracy in Iran.
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