NOBEL
PRIZE FOR PEACE – AWARDS
News:
Iranian Narges Mohammadi
gets Nobel Peace Prize 2023
What's
in the news?
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The Nobel Committee has recently decided
to award the Nobel Peace Prize, 2023 to ‘Narges
Mohammadi’ for the fight against the discriminatory policy of the
theocratic Iran’s regime towards women.
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The Prize also has recognised the last
year demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of brave people of Iran that were
against the oppression targeting women.
Narges
Mohammadi and “Woman – Life – Freedom":
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Mohammadi, who has spent the last 20 years
serving a number of prison terms, is best known for her fight for freedom and
against the mistreatment of Iranian women.
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Narges Mohammadi is a human rights advocate for Iranian women, as well as a freedom
fighter.
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Her struggle for freedom and dignity has
not come without tremendous costs.
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She has been arrested 13 times, convicted
five times and sentenced for 31 years in total, as well as 154 lashes.
Mohammadi is still in jail.
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The motto of the demonstrators called –
“Woman – Life – Freedom”, was composed by Narges Mohammadi.