Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, began a hunger strike on Monday, after she was denied hospital treatment for two blocked coronary arteries, her family said.
Last week, she refused to cover her hair with the mandatory hijab when prison authorities wanted to transport her to a hospital.
In response, they told her she would not be released for medical care, according to her husband, Taghi Rahmani.
“We are extremely worried, there is a history of prisoners dying in prison after hunger strikes,” Mr. Rahmani said in an interview.
“Her life is in danger.”
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