Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Goes on Prison Hunger Strike

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "[Iran] is responsible for anything that happens to our beloved Narges," Mohammadi's family said.
52% : Mohammadi, the deputy head of non-governmental organization Defenders of Human Rights Center, has been in and out of jail over the last decade for charges including spreading anti-state propaganda.
52% : Read More: Women of Iran: TIME's 2022 Heroes of the YearWhile Iran was swept by the unprecedented wave of protests, Mohammadi wrote an essay in the Times detailing how she and her fellow inmates staged their own solidarity events in prison.
36% : Women in Iran have long been subjected to scrutiny -- from what they wear to who they socialize with.
33% : Just last month, a 16-year-old died after collapsing in a subway car in Tehran; she was allegedly assaulted by the morality police for not wearing a hijab.

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