Iranian Nobel winner Mohammadi moved to Tehran hospital

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a hospital in Iran's capital Tehran for medical treatment, a foundation run by her family said Sunday.

Mohammadi has been granted a temporary suspension of her sentence in exchange for the payment of a substantial bail, the foundation said in a statement.

She has now been transferred by ambulance to Pars hospital in Tehran "to be treated by her own medical team."

The foundation gave no details of the bail arrangements or suspension of her sentence.

Mohammadi's husband, Taghi Rahmani, who lives in Paris, also confirmed on social media that she had been transferred to Tehran.

Ten days ago, Mohammadi was hospitalized in the northwestern city of Zanjan, where she was imprisoned, after collapsing in her prison cell.

Mohammadi's brother Hamidreza Mohammadi, who is based in Oslo, Norway, said medical examiners had previously recommended her transfer to Tehran but the decision was blocked. He blamed Iran's intelligence agency.

"I'm relieved now. I can breathe lightly," he told AP news agency in a message.

What is known about Mohammadi's condition?

Mohammadi had two suspected heart attacks, one on March and another on May 1, in prison in Zanjan.

The 54-year-old human rights campaigner was rushed to hospital for treatment but remained under constant guard.

Her husband said in a social media post on Saturday that her condition was critical. His wife had suffered a severe drop in blood pressure and was struggling to speak, Rahmani said.

Her Paris-based lawyer Chirinne Ardakani posted a picture of Mohammadi in a hospital bed, adding that she had lost 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in prison but was currently "in the hands of her medical team."

Mohammadi had a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in her lung) from before her latest imprisonment in December 2025, according to her brother Hamidreza. 

Since her imprisonment, Mohammadi has suffered from chest pain, blood pressure fluctuations, severe headaches, dizziness, nausea and double vision, Amnesty International said in a statement in early May.

At the time, Amnesty likened the denial of specialized medical care to Mohammadi as "torture." 

Why was Mohammadi in prison?

The Iranian government arrested Mohammadi most recently in December 2025 after she denounced the Islamic republic at a funeral for a human rights lawyer.

She had been on a temporary release on medical grounds from Iran's notorious Evin prison when she made the comments.

In February 2026, a court sentenced Mohammadi to an additional seven and a half years in prison for conspiracy and propaganda activities.

She has been arrested and imprisoned more than a dozen times. She was first jailed in 1998 for criticizing the Iranian government.

Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in⁠ 2023 while in prison for a campaign to advance women's rights and abolish the death penalty.

This documentary, co-produced by Narges Mohammadi and released in 2023, shows her fight for freedom in Iran and her experiences of torture in prison. 

Unbreakable: My fight for freedom in Iran — Narges Mohammadi

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Edited by: Karl Sexton