Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi releases memoir exposing prison torture in Iran
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has published a memoir detailing severe beatings and medical neglect she endured while imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin jail.
After two decades of incarceration for opposing the Iranian regime, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi succeeded in assembling a memoir from notes covertly passed out of Evin prison. The text recounts multiple episodes of brutal beatings, including being struck with wooden and rubber clubs, dragged by the hair, and suffering injuries to her head, genitals and limbs, which led to severe weight loss and a heart attack. Despite being placed in solitary confinement without medical care, she was eventually released for treatment and now remains under ongoing care.
Her book, A Woman Never Stops Fighting, was released across Europe in September and adds fresh details about the torture methods used by prison guards. Mohammadi said the publication may bring further reprisals, but she views speaking out as a duty, especially as she reflects on the impact of her activism on her twins, Ali and Kiana, who live in France.
Why it matters
The memoir provides rare, first-hand evidence of systematic torture in Iran, highlighting ongoing human-rights abuses.
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