Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Iranian Nobel Laureate Barred From Leaving
Narges Mohammadi is a brave woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in human rights.
She has been in and out of prison in Iran for many years.
Recently, she found out that she is not allowed to leave Iran forever.
This means she can't visit her two children who live in Paris.
She has not seen them in over 11 years.
She has been very vocal about her beliefs and has even predicted that the government in Iran will fall one day.
Despite all the challenges, she continues to fight for what she believes in.
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been permanently barred from leaving Iran.
She has not seen her teenage twins, who live in Paris, for over a decade.
Mohammadi has been a vocal critic of the Iranian regime and has spent much of the past decade in prison.
She won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her two-decade fight for human rights in Iran.
Her children received the Nobel prize on her behalf in 2023.
- Who
- Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist
- What
- She has been permanently barred from leaving Iran and has not seen her children for over a decade
- When
- The travel ban was issued at an unspecified time, and she was last arrested in November 2021
- Where
- Iran
- Why
- The Iranian authorities have imposed a permanent travel ban on her, and she has been a vocal critic of the regime
- Name
- Narges Mohammadi
- Age
- 53
- Occupation
- Human Rights Activist
- Nobel Prize
- 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
- Children
- Kiana and Ali Rahmani
- Children's Location
- Paris, France
- Travel Ban
- Permanent
- Last Arrest
- November 2021