The household of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi mentioned {that a} court docket in Iran has given her an extra 15-month sentence for allegedly spreading propaganda towards the Islamic Republic. The new sentence was issued on Dec. 19 and Mohammadi refused to attend the court docket classes.
After serving her time, Mohammadi can be banned from touring overseas for 2 years, and can be prohibited from becoming a member of political and social teams and from having a cell phone for a similar period. This displays the Iranian theocracy’s anger over her being awarded the Nobel prize final October regardless of authorities concentrating on.
In November, Mohammadi went on starvation strike to protest being denied medical care and the nation’s obligatory headscarves for ladies. The scarf is an indication of piety and modesty in Iran and has grow to be a political image because the Islamic Revolution.
The Associated Press