BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� Imprisoned Nobel Prize laureate was being examined by Iranian government-appointed medical experts Wednesday for the second time since she was hospitalized last week, a move her brother said he hopes would lead to her transfer to a hospital in Tehran.
Mohammadi was in the northwest Iranian town of Zanjan after she fell unconscious. She remains in critical condition, and security officials have so far prevented her transfer to the capital where she could get better treatment.
Her brother Hamidreza Mohammadi, who is based in Oslo, said the medical examiners had previously recommended her transfer, but the decision was blocked.
鈥淭he problem is that somewhere in the system, the intelligence agency has the upper hand and they are the ones who are controlling everything,鈥� he told The Associated Press. He said he hopes the second examination will prompt her transfer, 鈥渂ut if it doesn鈥檛 happen, it means they are really intent on killing Narges.鈥�
The 53-year-old rights activist and champion of women鈥檚 rights was awarded the Nobel in 2023 while in prison and has been jailed repeatedly throughout her career. Her current imprisonment began in December, when she was arrested in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
Iran’s internet blackout makes it hard for family to get updates
Mohammadi’s family says her health , in part because she was heavily beaten during her arrest. She , and has a blood clot in her lung since before her imprisonment that needs blood thinners and monitoring to manage it. The family and her lawyers say security authorities have been denying her proper care.
Since being taken to the Zanjan hospital鈥檚 cardiac care unit, Mohammadi’s blood pressure has been swinging between extremely low and extremely high, and she is receiving oxygen to breathe and can’t talk, according to her brother. Because of communication and imposed in Iran since the war began, he said he can鈥檛 talk with his family there and has to wait for them to get a connection to send text messages.
Doctors fear the clot could move into Mohammadi’s veins. A brain surgeon in the hospital said the fluctuating pressure could affect not only her heart but also her brain, her brother said.
鈥淚t is a really bad condition for Narges now,鈥� he said. He said the Zanjan hospital can鈥檛 treat her underlying conditions.
Mohammadi’s children in Paris wait for news
While the world is consumed with the U.S.-Israel war with the Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian authorities 鈥渇ocus on eliminating the opposition,鈥� Hamidreza Mohammadi said.
Chirinne Ardakani, Mohammadi鈥檚 France-based lawyer, warned on Tuesday that Iranian authorities were aiming to 鈥渟lowly kill her.鈥� The Islamic Republic鈥檚 is meant as 鈥渁 signal of terror to the entire civilian population,鈥� Ardakani said.
The Nobel committee on Saturday called on Iranian authorities to 鈥渋mmediately transfer (Mohammadi) to her dedicated medical team in Tehran. Without such treatment, her life remains at risk.鈥�
Mohammadi was taken by ambulance from the Zanjan hospital on Wednesday to the judiciary鈥檚 medical examiners, accompanied by family members.
He said trying to follow news of her condition has been nerve-wracking for him, his sister鈥檚 husband and their children, who live in Paris.
Mohammadi鈥檚 19-year-old twins, Kiana and Ali, have not seen their mother for over 10 years.
鈥淭hey are devastated. They have experienced a lot of hard times. This time they are just afraid they would not hear their mother鈥檚 voice again,鈥� Hamidreza Mohammadi said.
Meanwhile, he waits for any news from Iran.
鈥淢y body and brain say no, but I know it might be the last chance I have.鈥�
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