Iran arrests Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, the Narges Foundation said. She had been on medical furlough from her nearly 14-year sentence. She was allegedly detained in Mashhad city while attending a memorial for a human rights lawyer recently found dead under unclear circumstances. Other activists were also allegedly arrested, and the foundation has demanded their release.

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