Defenders of Human Rights Center

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Officially closed in Iran since 2008; members continue work from exile

Narges Mohammadi has spent more time in Iranian prisons than with her own children. On February 8, 2026, the 53-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate received another sentence: six years for 'gathering and collusion,' 18 months for 'propaganda,' and two years of internal exile to a remote eastern province.

Updated May 27