Withtodays announcement, Mohammadi becomes the fifth person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize while incarcerated.
Ms Mohammadi is still in prison as I speak.
The regime cracked down hard on the protests: more than 500 demonstrators were killed.
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Thousands were injured, including many who were blinded by rubber bullets fired by the police.
At least 20 000 people were arrested and held in regime custody.
The motto adopted by the demonstrators Woman Life Freedom suitably expresses the dedication and work of Narges Mohammadi.
Narges Mohammadi is a woman, a human rights advocate, and a freedom fighter, Reiss-Andersen continued.
