A Nobel Peace Prize Winner Was Refused Medical Care In Prison Because She Wouldn’t Wear A Headscarf. Now, She’s On A Hunger Strike

A Nobel Peace Prize Winner Was Refused Medical Care In Prison Because She Wouldn’t Wear A Headscarf. Now, She’s On A Hunger Strike

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The woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her gender advocacy in Iran has started a hunger strike in prison, multiple outlets reported Monday, after she and other female inmates were blocked from receiving medical care over their refusal to wear a headscarf. Narges Mohammadi was refused a…

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