Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been moved by ambulance to Pars hospital in Tehran for medical treatment, her family-run foundation said. The transfer follows a temporary suspension of her prison sentence in exchange for a large bail payment, although the foundation did not disclose details of the bail or the suspension.
Mohammadi’s husband, Taghi Rahmani, who lives in Paris, confirmed on social media that she was transferred to Tehran. Her brother, Hamidreza Mohammadi, who is based in Oslo, said medical examiners had earlier recommended a transfer to Tehran but that the decision had been previously blocked, a move he blamed on Iran’s intelligence agency. He said he felt relieved by the development.
The transfer comes after Mohammadi was hospitalized in the northwestern city of Zanjan, where she had been imprisoned, after collapsing in her cell about ten days earlier. Authorities had rushed her to hospital from Zanjan prison following two suspected heart attacks, one in March and another on May 1. Her husband described her condition as critical, saying she had experienced a severe drop in blood pressure and had difficulty speaking. Her lawyer in Paris posted a photo showing Mohammadi in a hospital bed and said she had lost about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) while in custody.
Mohammadi has a history of serious medical problems: her brother said she suffered a pulmonary embolism before her most recent imprisonment in December 2025. Since that imprisonment she has reportedly experienced chest pain, blood pressure fluctuations, severe headaches, dizziness, nausea and double vision. Amnesty International has criticized authorities for denying her specialized care and described that denial as amounting to torture.
Mohammadi was arrested again in December 2025 after making critical remarks about the Islamic Republic at a funeral while on temporary medical release from Evin prison. In February 2026, a court sentenced her to an additional seven and a half years on charges including conspiracy and propaganda. She has been arrested and jailed more than a dozen times since first being imprisoned in 1998 for criticizing the government.
Mohammadi, a longtime human rights campaigner who has campaigned for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while still incarcerated. Her case has drawn international concern over the treatment of political prisoners and access to adequate medical care. Her family and supporters say she now needs specialized treatment under her own medical team, which the transfer to Tehran may allow.