Jailed Iranian Nobel winner on hunger strike after being denied medical care for not wearing hijab
Narges Mohammadi refuses to wear a hijab, even if it means prison officials won’t take her to the hospital for urgently needed medical treatment. Now the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner is on hunger strike.
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![04/02/2021 Tehran, Iran. Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, has won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Portrait of a smiling woman with big curly black hair and a colourful blouse and cardigan sitting in a wooden chair.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7021384.1699393016!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1708936528.jpg)
Narges Mohammadi refuses to wear a hijab, even if it means prison officials won’t take her to the hospital for urgently needed medical treatment. Now the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner is on hunger strike.