Nobel prize will give Mohammadi more courage, says husband

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist for women’s rights, will be inspired to continue her fight and the movement she founded by receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, her husband told Reuters on Friday.

Taghi Rahmani, Mohammadi’s husband, stated in an interview from his Paris home, “This Nobel Prize will embolden Narges’ fight for human rights, but more importantly, this is in fact a prize for the woman, life, and freedom movement.”

He said, “This prize is for human rights activists and all Iranians.”

“Narges and people like her have chosen this kind of life and, if they are supported, their motivation will increase to pursue their goals.”

Mohammadi, an Iranian women’s rights advocate serving some 12 years in jail, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a decision likely to anger Tehran’s theocratic government.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides the annual award, urged Iran to release Mohammadi, one of the nation’s leading activists who has campaigned for both women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty.