Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who remains in prison in Iran, is this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Iranian opposition human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is shown at the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehranmon June 25, 2007.. The award citation said Mohammadi received the prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and for promoting human rights and freedom for all.
The chairperson of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, made the announcement in Oslo. Reiss-Anderson began by quoting the slogan of Iranian human rights campaigners, in Farsi and English:"Zan, Zedegi, Azadi. Woman, Life, Freedom.", convicted her five times and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. Mohammadi remains incarcerated in Iran's notorious Evin prison.
The Nobel Committee's decision to award its peace prize to the 51-year-old Mohammadi comes after more than a year of protests in Iran led largely by women. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have taken part in peaceful protests against the oppression of women — the largest political demonstrations against the Iranian regime since it came to power in 1979.
Reiss-Andersen called on the Iranian government to release Mohammadi so she can accept her prize in person, at an Oslo ceremony in December.to individuals or organizations for their contributions towards the"promotion of peace." More than 350 people and groups were nominated for this year's prize, although nominations are never disclosed by the committee.Since the creation of the prize in 1901, it has been awarded to 110 individuals and 27 organizations.
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