Narges Mohammadi, the most prominent Iranian human rights activist has dedicated her career to fighting government repression with a focus on women’s rights. She is currently serving a 10-year jail sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison for “spreading anti-state propaganda.”
Narges Mohammadi, was named as the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday 6th October 2023 “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.”
According to the Nobel Committee, the Iranian authorities have arrested Mohammadi 13 times, convicted her five times and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes, over her decades-long career of advocacy on behalf of women’s rights and human rights.
Maryam Foumani, an Iranian journalist and women’s rights activist who lives in London,has rightly said in a post on X that the award for Mohammadi showed that “the world has heard the voices of civil society inside Iran.” Whether “in front of the prison or behind its walls, in cemeteries or the streets of the city, Narges has been the loud voice of protest and justice, and I am happy that this voice resonates with #woman-life-freedom,” a reference to the women-led protest movement in Iran. “Congratulations to all of us.”
While women are taking on the world and challenging established norms of patriarchy would women not be able to challenge and punish perpetrators of sexual harassment and sexual violence! Speak up against any form of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Source- nytimes.com #womenpower #change # womensempowerment #sexual harassment #poshlaws.