A strong message against the tyrannical and despotic religious government of Iran echoed in Oslo on Sunday, as the children of jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi delivered her message while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf, New York Times reported.Since Mohammadi (51) is incarcerated inside Evin Prison in Iran, her 17-year-old twin children, Kiana Rahmani and Ali Rahmani, accepted the medal and diploma on her behalf and read out a speech she had prepared.2023 peace laureate Narges Mohammadi is unable to come to Oslo, Norway as she is currently imprisoned in Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against oppression of women in Iran and for promoting human rights.An empty chair stands in her place on stage. pic.twitter.com/3rfE4RXLFT— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) December 10, 2023 In the speech, which was greeted with a standing ovation, Mohammadi described the undemocratic ways of the Islamic republic, its oppressive rules mandating the Hijab for women, and the women-led uprisings that shook the country last year.I write this message from behind the tall and cold walls of a prison, she said in her speech, making a plea for a globalization of peace and human rights in a world where authoritarian governments continue to commit abuses against their people.She warned that human rights violations perpetrated by authoritarian governments had broader consequences, including migration, unrest and growing terrorist threats.Meanwhile, Mohammadis family announced on Saturday that she had begun a hunger strike to protest the violation of human rights in Iran and the treatment of the Bahai religious minority there. She has previously suffered severe health problems in prison, including a heart attack, the New York Times reported.Last month, she held another hunger strike to protest the refusal of prison authorities to take her to a hospital for treatment for two blocked coronary arteries when she refused to wear the mandatory hijab to go there.Victory is not easy, Mohammadis message read. But it is certain.2023 Nobel Prize laureatesThis years Nobel Prize diplomas have been handed out to 2023 Nobel Prize laureates Pierre Agostini (physics), Claudia Goldin (economic sciences), Jon Fosse (literature) and Louis Brus (chemistry).This years #NobelPrize diplomas have just been handed out to our 2023 Nobel Prize laureates.Take a look at the diplomas for Pierre Agostini (physics), Claudia Goldin (economic sciences), Jon Fosse (literature) and Louis Brus (chemistry). pic.twitter.com/Cr1jIw5zeG— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) December 10, 2023(With ANI inputs)
