Taghi Ramahi, husband of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, poses with an undated photo of himself and his wife, during an interview at his home in Paris, France, October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Acquire Licensing Rights
PARIS/OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will further encourage her struggle and the movement she leads, her husband told Reuters on Friday.
“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,” Mohammadi’s husband Taghi Rahmani said in an interview at his home in Paris.
“This prize is for all the people of Iran, for human rights activists,” he added.
“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.
Reporting by Anthony Paone in Paris and Gwladys Fouche in Oslo; Editing by Terje Solsvik
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