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Nobel Peace Prize winner's husband speaks of her dedication to human rights

Narges Mohammadi's husband hopes prize will draw attention to the broader cause of human rights in Iran.
Iranian journalist Taghi Rahmani, husband of Iranian rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, speaks, flanked by their son Ali, during a press conference in Paris on October 6, 2023.

Overwhelmed with emotion after hearing that his wife, Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, had won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, her husband Taghi Rahmani fielded media calls from his home in Paris.He was taking the calls for Mohammadi because"The Islamic Republic is very powerful - domestically and regionally - so the people of Iran aren't standing up to a simple state," said Rahmani.

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