Urgent Medical Care for Jailed Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's health is critically unstable while in a cardiac care unit in northwestern Iran, as per her family's foundation. She was hospitalized after her condition worsened dramatically in prison two days earlier.

Mohammadi, who advocates for women's rights and opposes the death penalty, experienced severe cardiac issues leading to a suspected heart attack in March. Her family reports her need for specialized care in Tehran.

The Nobel committee has urged Iranian authorities for her immediate release. Mohammadi was imprisoned following accusations of making provocative remarks at a lawyer's memorial.

(With inputs from agencies.)