Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred from jail to a Tehran hospital amid concern over her deteriorating health.
Iranian authorities granted the human rights activist “a sentence suspension on heavy bail”, a foundation run by her family said on Sunday.
Her brother, Hamidreza, told the BBC that he was relieved she would now receive adequate treatment from her own medical team. But he cautioned that the seriousness of her condition was not yet clear.
Last week, Mohammadi’s family and supporters warned she could die in prison after suffering two suspected heart attacks earlier this year.
The 54-year-old, who is vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism against female oppression in Iran and promoting human rights.
