Neely expressed hope that Mohammadi could be temporarily ”released on bail to receive treatment” due to his health problems.
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An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to six years in prison.
Lawyer Mustafa Nili said: "He has been sentenced to six years in prison for participating in anti-government demonstrations and a campaign to commit crimes."
"Mohammadi has also been sentenced to an additional one and a half years in prison for propaganda activities and has been banned from visiting the city of Khosf in the eastern province of South Khorasan for two years," his lawyer said.
The prison sentence and the ban will run concurrently under Iranian law.
Nili expressed hope that Mohammadi could be temporarily "released on bail to receive treatment" due to his health problems. He said the ruling was not final and could be appealed.
Mohammadi, 53, has been repeatedly tried and imprisoned over the past 25 years for her outspoken campaign against Iran's use of the death penalty and mandatory dress codes for women.
Mohammadi has spent much of the past decade in prison. She has not been able to see her twin children, who live in Paris, since 2015.
According to her lawyer, she was released in December 2024 on medical grounds for three weeks after “bone treatment” related to her physical condition.
The Nobel laureate Mohammadi has not been silent even in prison. She has been protesting for women’s rights and against the government’s mistreatment in prison.
Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 primarily for her campaign against the death penalty in Iran, but her children accepted the award on her behalf because she was in prison at the time.
Human rights groups including Amnesty International say Iran carries out more executions each year than any other country except China.
