Iranian Nobel laureate faces new trial, Mohammadi family says

FILE - Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi attends a meeting on women's rights in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 27, 2007. Mohammadi's family said on May 18, 2024, that she is going to trial again in Iran, this time for accusations over sexual assault of women prisoners.

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi faces a new trial over accusations she made against security forces of sexually assaulting female prisoners, her family said Saturday.