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Nobel Peace Prize 2023 has been awarded to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. Know all about her here.

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00:03 Iranian rights activist Narges Mohammadi
00:09 has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
00:12 And not many would believe Narges Mohammadi is currently
00:15 serving a 10-year and nine-month jail sentence in Iran.
00:19 She is recognized for her unwavering commitment
00:21 to advocating against the death penalty
00:23 and solitary confinement.
00:25 The Nobel Committee says Mohammadi's tireless efforts
00:28 in promoting the right to criticize power
00:30 and safeguarding the fundamental rights of citizens
00:33 is noteworthy.
00:35 Nobel Committee said awarding Mohammadi the Peace Prize
00:37 is a recognition not just of an individual,
00:40 but of an entire movement in Iran,
00:42 with Mohammadi being its undisputed leader.
00:46 Very recently, a mysterious injury
00:48 suffered by a 16-year-old girl who
00:50 boarded a metro train in Iran's capital without a headscarf
00:53 has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary
00:57 of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests
01:00 it sparked.
01:02 With reference to the hijab protest,
01:04 Mohammadi's role also assumes a lot of significance.
01:08 Mohammadi, synonymous with the fight for human rights in Iran,
01:11 has faced repeated imprisonments over the past two decades.
01:15 The Nobel Committee sees her as a symbol
01:17 of the struggle for equal rights and democracy,
01:19 values integral to Alfred Nobel's vision
01:22 for global fraternity.
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