Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize

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NumberTheory · 06/10/2023 13:47

Feminist, Narges Mohammadi, currently in jail in Iran for her activism, has been awarded the Nobel Peace prize: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/middleeast/iran-narges-mohammadi-womens-rights-mime-intl-cmd/index.html

'Voice of oppressed people:' Rights activist Narges Mohammadi speaks out for Iranian women from prison | CNN

Sixteen-year-old Ali vividly remembers the last time he saw his mother at home. She made him and his twin sister, Kiana, eggs for breakfast, told them to study hard, said goodbye and sent them to school. When they returned, she was gone. They were eigh...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/middleeast/iran-narges-mohammadi-womens-rights-mime-intl-cmd/index.html

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BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 06/10/2023 19:22

I hope the publicity will do a little bit to keep her safe, as they know the world is watching.

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NumberTheory · 06/10/2023 19:51

Unfortunately, I don’t think the Iranian government is influenced by that. But it will be a light that the women of Iran whom she champions will see, and may bring them hope and validation. Which I think is more important to her, given the incredibly brave choices she’s made so far.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 06/10/2023 19:55

Things are horrific for women in Iran, to state the obvious. I'd like to think the Nobel Prize would make a difference, but I'm not hopeful. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/armita-geravand-iran-cctv#:~:text=Iranian%20opposition%20figures%20have%20demanded,after%20the%20incident%20on%20Sunday.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/armita-geravand-iran-cctv#:~:text=Iranian%20opposition%20figures%20have%20demanded,after%20the%20incident%20on%20Sunday.

timetorefresh · 06/10/2023 19:56

What a fucking amazing woman she is! This is what womanhood should be held up as. None of this other shite that's constantly in the news

ArabellaScott · 07/10/2023 12:01

I think they could award the NPP to all Iranian women.

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