Women’s rights activist Mohammadi was arrested in Mashhad in December while attending a commemoration ceremony.

Iranian human rights activist, 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nargis Mohammadi She was sentenced to more than seven years in prison, according to her lawyers and groups supporting her.

Mohammadi, 53, is on a week-long hunger strike that ended on Sunday, the Nargis Foundation said in a statement. Mohammadi allegedly called her lawyer Mustafa Neely from prison on Sunday and told her she had received the sentence on Saturday.

“She was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to commit a crime,” Neely told AFP.

She was also sentenced to one and a half years in prison for her propaganda activities and will be exiled to the city of Khosif in the eastern province of South Khorasan for two years, the lawyer added.

She was also reportedly banned from leaving the country for two years.

Neely said the verdict was not final and could be appealed, adding she hoped the activist could be temporarily “bailed for treatment” due to her health issues.

Mohammadi began a hunger strike on February 2 to protest the conditions of her imprisonment and her inability to call her lawyer and family.

“Nargis Mohammadi today ended the sixth day of her hunger strike and reports indicate that her medical condition is very worrying,” the foundation said.

Mohammadi told Neely that she had only been transferred to the hospital three days ago “due to her deteriorating health condition,” the report added.

“However, she was returned to the Ministry of Intelligence Security Detention Center in Mashhad before completing her treatment,” the foundation said.

“Her continued detention is life-threatening and in breach of human rights law.”

Mohammadi is the second Iranian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, following Shirin Ebadi in 2003 for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights.

one famous author and journalistMohammadi serves as deputy director of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), an organization that has long defended political prisoners and promoted broader human rights reform in Iran. In addition to advocating for gender equality, she also strongly opposed the death penalty and corruption.

She fought for women’s rights for 20 years, making her a symbol of freedom, nobel committee Say it’s 2023.

Mohammadi was arrested on December 12 for denouncing the suspicious death of lawyer Khosrow Alikordi.

Prosecutor Hassan Hematifal told reporters at the time that Mohammadi made provocative remarks at a ceremony commemorating Ali Kordi in the northeastern city of Mashhad and encouraged those present to “chant slogans that violated norms” and “disrupt the peace.”