In a ceremony in Paris on May 2, Reporters Without Borders
declared four journalists to be heroes and heroines of 2016; amongst them was
Ms. Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian political prisoner, lawyer, and human rights
activist.
During this ceremony, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo expressed her
support for all those who work for freedom of expression. She presented City of
Paris medals to the chosen journalists and praised their endeavors, saying that
the gates of the French capital will always be open to them.
Mohammadi has been arrested many times for her human rights
activities. She was last arrested on 5 May 2015 at her home by judicial
security agents without prior notice and was transferred to the notorious Evin
Prison in northern Tehran. The arrest initiated a six-year prison sentence that
had already been handed down in March 2011.
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