German Green politician Omid Nouripour expressed acute distress over the health condition of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian human rights activist. Speaking to the Funke media group’s newspapers, Nouripour criticized both the German government and European states for their supposed indifference to the fate of political prisoners within Iran. He lamented that currently, the response from European nations-including Germany-amounts only to “deafening silence” asserting that the primary protection such individuals have in a precarious prison situation is international attention.
Nouripour’s concern centered heavily on Mohammadi. He noted that the human rights defender, who suffered a heart attack while incarcerated, was only moved to a provincial hospital months later. Since then, she has been transferred to a hospital in Tehran following the payment of a substantial deposit. Nouripour stressed that if she were to pass away, the democratic opposition would lose its central figure. “Narges Mohammadi represents a freedom movement that is currently being heavily overwhelmed by the geopolitical storm” he stated. He questioned how political prisoners lacking such public visibility are faring, if even a Nobel laureate does not receive adequate global focus. He suggested that European leaders should ask themselves if they haven’t “failed to utter even a single noticeable word of reference”.
Beyond Mohammadi’s situation, Nouripour also highlighted the mounting cycle of executions taking place in Iran, warning that “all those imprisoned for political reasons are massively threatened”. Furthermore, the country is experiencing one of the longest internet shutdowns in history, making it extremely difficult to obtain reliable information. The poor level of care within the prisons underscores the regime’s alarming willingness to act: “The regime is prepared for anything. It is now striking at all angles, not only on the Strait of Hormuz but, even more so, against its own population”.