Who is Narges Mohammadi?

Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian campaigner and deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, which was founded by fellow Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi.

Mohammadi has received several jail sentences since 2011 and is currently being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for "spreading propaganda".

This year she was also included in the BBC's 100 Women - a high profile list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.

Journalist Narges Mohammadi is vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran and has tirelessly campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty.

During the most recent demonstrations in Iran, she sent a letter from Evin Prison, asking the UN to stop the Iranian government from issuing the death penalty to protesters.

In 2010 Mohammadi was sentenced to 11 years in prison - later increased to 16 years after she gave a speech, while on bail, criticising the treatment of inmates at Evin.

Her documentary White Torture examines solitary confinement, based on interviews with 16 former prisoners. Her two children live in exile with her husband, political activist Taghi Rahmani.

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