Imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was subjected to beatings and “life-threatening mistreatment” by Iranian authorities during her arrest and detention, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Wednesday.
During her arrest in December, security forces beat the activist repeatedly with wooden sticks and batons, dragged her by the hair, tearing sections of her scalp, and beat her in the transport vehicle, the committee said in a statement, citing “credible reports.”
It said she was “repeatedly kicked in the genitals and pelvic region, leaving her unable to sit or move without severe pain.”
Mohammadi, one of Iran’s…