It's very, very dangerous being an activist in Iran. You land up with a lengthy stay in prison.
Iran condemned by UN over activist prison sentence
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Image captionNargis Mohammadi (second from right) at a meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi (second from left) in 2007
The UN says it is appalled at a further 10-year prison sentence imposed by Iran on a prominent human rights activist, already serving six years in jail.
Nargis Mohammadi was found guilty of several different charges including "founding an illegal group".
Ms Mohammadi, who works closely with the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, had been campaigning against the death penalty in Iran.
Iranian officials have not commented on the sentence.
Ms Mohammadi was the vice-president of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center.
It was founded by Shirin Ebadi, who left Iran after the disputed re-election of then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, which was followed by protests and a harsh crackdown by authorities.
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Iran condemned by UN over activist prison sentence
- 20 May 2016
- From the sectionMiddle East
Image captionNargis Mohammadi (second from right) at a meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi (second from left) in 2007
The UN says it is appalled at a further 10-year prison sentence imposed by Iran on a prominent human rights activist, already serving six years in jail.
Nargis Mohammadi was found guilty of several different charges including "founding an illegal group".
Ms Mohammadi, who works closely with the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, had been campaigning against the death penalty in Iran.
Iranian officials have not commented on the sentence.
Ms Mohammadi was the vice-president of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center.
It was founded by Shirin Ebadi, who left Iran after the disputed re-election of then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, which was followed by protests and a harsh crackdown by authorities.
Continue reading at:
Iran condemned by UN over activist prison sentence - BBC News
