Iranian Activists in Dire Straits

0:00It's April 2nd. You're listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news. Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narjis Mahamadi, is in serious trouble, yo. The 2023 laureate had a suspected heart attack earlier this month in a regime prison, but got only basic treatment on site instead of, ssh, proper hospital care. Her family says her life's hanging by a thread. She got arrested back on December 12th in Meshad, after calling out the clerical rulers at a funeral. By February, they slapped her with six more years for national security charges, then shipped her to a prison in Zanjan, with barely any family. Contact. A recent visit showed her pale, weak, and way down in weight. Her brother went public Thursday, demanding her release to a hospital since she has known heart and lung issues. Supporters blamed the stress from nearby US Israel, strikes shaking the prison. Meanwhile, another top activist, Nasrin Sotuda, got snatched from home Wednesday night. Her daughter posted about it, saying devices were seized, and no word since.

1:04These women have fought for decades against the death penalty, forced veils, and kid executions. So today, snagged prizes like the Sakharov in 2012, but her husband's been locked up since December 2024. This fits a pattern of crackdowns amid the war. As tensions rise, their cases spotlight, Iran's grip on descent families plead for intervention before it's too late. Stay tuned as this unfolds.