Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been discharged from the coronary care unit (CCU) of Pars Hospital in Tehran and transferred to her residence, where she will continue recovery under outpatient medical monitoring.
Over the coming weeks, the activist will need to attend hospital visits and daily outpatient physiotherapy sessions to monitor her health complications, according to a statement from the foundation.
According to her doctors—including cardiologists and neurologists—it is “absolutely vital” that she remain under strict medical observation and receive specialized therapeutic care outside the prison environment. Mohammadi is serving sentences on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “conspiracy against national security.”
The 53-year-old activist was hospitalized for 18 days. She “needs rest and specific care in a calm environment, completely free of external stressors, for at least eight months before any possible improvement in her symptoms can be observed.”
Kiana Rahmani, Mohammadi’s daughter and co-president of the foundation, stated: “While my mother has been discharged from the CCU of Pars Hospital, her recovery requires strict medical supervision outside prison. Returning her to detention would be a death sentence.” Rahmani called for the dismissal of all charges against her mother and an end to what she termed “judicial persecution.”
Mohammadi was initially admitted to the coronary care unit of Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan between May 1 and 10, after 150 days of her imprisonment in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, following a temporary suspension of her sentence. She was later transferred by ambulance to Pars Hospital in Tehran, where she remained until discharge.
On May 13, she underwent angiography and various diagnostic tests to assess her cardiovascular condition, as well as studies for severe blood pressure disorders.
The medical team attributes her health condition to prolonged exposure to intense psychological stress, chronic anxiety, and adverse environmental conditions. The doctors warn that any new stressor could significantly worsen her clinical condition.
The foundation urged the international community to maintain “unwavering” solidarity with the activist and demanded the “immediate and permanent” suspension of all sentences and the “unconditional” dismissal of all charges. It also called for the release of all political prisoners, with special urgency for incarcerated women and mothers. “Freedom and medical care are fundamental rights, not concessions,” the foundation concluded.