Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi’s memoir details abuse in Iranian prison. She’s prepared for the consequences

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has shared her harrowing experiences in Iranian prison through a new memoir titled "A Woman Never Stops Fighting." During her time at Tehran's Evin prison, Mohammadi, now 54, smuggled out small pieces of writing to her friends and fellow inmates. Her activism against the Iranian regime led to two decades of imprisonment, during which she faced severe beatings, illness, and separation from her children.

Mohammadi recounted an incident where her friend attempted to take out just three sheets of paper during a visiting day, only for prison security to confiscate them. Another time, her notebooks were lost after she was beaten and exiled to another prison. Despite the risks, Mohammadi continued to write, which she turned into a memoir.

In it, she details new aspects of her mistreatment in prison, emphasizing the importance of exposing such abuses. Mohammadi expressed that publishing her memoir carries risks but that it is a common experience in Iran. She also acknowledged the danger of speaking to CNN but felt it was her duty to share her story. Her twins, Ali and Kiana, are the focus of her doubts, as she grapples with whether she made the right choice in depriving them of an ordinary life by being imprisoned.

During her recent release on temporary medical leave in May, Mohammadi faced further abuse, including beatings with wooden sticks and batons and being dragged across the ground by her hair. The Norwegian Nobel Committee described her treatment as "life-threatening," noting that she was held in solitary confinement for two months with no contact to her family or lawyers.