Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been handed further prison sentences of seven-and-a-half years by an Iranian court, her lawyer has said.
The human rights activist was sentenced to six years for gathering and collusion, and one-and-a-half years for propaganda activities by a court in the north-eastern city of Mashhad, Mostafa Nili announced on social media on Sunday.
Mohammadi was arrested in December for making provocative remarks at a memorial ceremony, Iranian authorities said at the time. Her family reported that she was taken to hospital after being beaten during the arrest.
The 53-year-old was made a Nobel laureate in 2023 for her activism against female oppression in Iran.
Nili, who spoke to Mohammadi for the first time since 14 December, said she had also been handed a two-year ban on leaving the country and two years of exile to the eastern Khusf region.
The Narges Foundation, which supports her, described the hearing on Saturday as a sham and explained she had begun a hunger strike on 2 February.
Nili said she had been taken to hospital three days ago due to her poor physical condition before being returned to the detention centre she is being held in.
Mohammadi's husband, Taghi Rahmani, criticized the court proceedings, calling the sentence cruel and very unfair and urged human rights organizations to protest against the ruling.
Mohammadi has already spent more than 10 years of her life in prison, with the latest sentence bringing her total time ordered in prison to 44 years. She continues to serve previous sentences for similar charges against the state.
The recent arrest was for attending a memorial for a deceased lawyer, highlighting the ongoing risks human rights activists face in Iran, where dissent is increasingly met with violence and repression.
