Could Narges Mohammadi unite Iran’s opposition? Husband says imprisoned Nobel laureate still fighting

Could Narges Mohammadi unite Iran’s opposition? Husband says imprisoned Nobel laureate still fighting

Taghi Rahmani says his wife was severely beaten during arrest and is being denied medical transfer

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist and vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, poses for a portrait in an undated photo. (Reuters)

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian human rights activist and vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, poses for a portrait in an undated photo. (Reuters)

The Nobel banquet at the Grand Hotel in Oslo on Sunday, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023. Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned in Iran and is therefore represented by her children Ali and Kiana Rahmani and her spouse Taghi Rahmani, in Oslo, Norway Dec. 10, 2023. (NTB/Rodrigo Freitas via Reuters)

The Nobel banquet at the Grand Hotel in Oslo on Sunday, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023. Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned in Iran and is therefore represented by her children Ali and Kiana Rahmani and her spouse Taghi Rahmani, in Oslo, Norway Dec. 10, 2023. (NTB/Rodrigo Freitas via Reuters)

Ali Rahmani, son of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, speaks after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 on her behalf at Oslo City Hall in Norway. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB)

Ali Rahmani, son of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, speaks after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 on her behalf at Oslo City Hall in Norway. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB)

Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, is protected by security after he was attacked with a red fluid, following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press )

Iran's Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, is protected by security after he was attacked with a red fluid, following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press )

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's former Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a press conference in Paris June 23, 2025. (Thomas Padilla/AP)

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's former Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a press conference in Paris June 23, 2025. (Thomas Padilla/AP)

A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway, Dec. 10, 2023. (NTB/Javad Parsa via Reuters)

A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway, Dec. 10, 2023. (NTB/Javad Parsa via Reuters)

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