Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been handed further prison sentences of seven-and-a-half years by an Iranian court, her lawyer has said.
The human rights activist was sentenced to six years for gathering and collusion, and one-and-a-half years for propaganda activities by a court in the north-eastern city of Mashhad, Mostafa Nili announced on social media on Sunday.
Mohammadi was arrested in December for making provocative remarks at a memorial ceremony, Iranian authorities said at the time. Her family stated she was taken to hospital after being beaten during the arrest.
The 53-year-old was made a Nobel laureate in 2023 for her activism against female oppression in Iran.
Nili, who spoke to Mohammadi for the first time since 14 December, stated that she had also been handed a two-year ban on leaving the country and two years of exile to the eastern Khusf region.
The Narges Foundation, which supports her, described the hearing on Saturday as a sham and reported that she had begun a hunger strike on 2 February.
Nili noted that she had been taken to hospital three days prior due to her poor physical condition before being returned to the detention center.
Mohammadi's husband, Taghi Rahmani, revealed that she offered no defense during the trial as she believes the judiciary lacks legitimacy.
Her daughter, Kiana Rahmani, expressed grave concern for her mother, who has already spent more than ten years in prison. The Narges Foundation claims the latest sentence totals 44 years in prison for Mohammadi.
Since 2021, she has been serving a 13-year sentence for propaganda activity against the state and collusion against state security, charges she vehemently denies.
Mohammadi's most recent arrest stemmed from an incident at a memorial for Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer found dead in his office in early December. Calls for an independent inquiry into the suspicious circumstances of his death have been made by Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based advocacy group.
