Paris, France, Feb 4, 2026 (AFP) - Jailed Iranian Nobel winner on hunger strike: Paris-based lawyer

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2026-02-04

Iranian 2023 Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi, jailed since her arrest in December, has gone on hunger strike to demand her right to phone calls, her family's Paris-based lawyer said on Wednesday. Mohammadi, who was arrested at a protest in the eastern city of Mashhad on December 12, "has been on hunger strike for the last three days", lawyer Chirinne Ardakani told AFP. "She is demanding her right to make a phone call, have access to her......

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