Narges Mohammadi. Photo: Collected

PARIS, France, Dec 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi 
was taken to hospital twice after being violently arrested last week and 
appeared unwell in her first telephone contact since being detained, her 
supporters said Monday.

Mohammadi suffered "severe and repeated baton blows to the head and neck" 
during her arrest and in the call "her physical condition was not good, and 
she appeared unwell", her foundation said in a statement.

Iranian civil society activists including prize-winning filmmaker Jafar 
Panahi called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of Mohammadi and 
other campaigners arrested on Friday.