Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept Nobel Peace Prize

Helsinki: The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony on Sunday in the Norwegian capital.

Mohammadi is renowned for campaigning for women's rights and democracy in her country, as well as fighting against the death penalty.

Ali and Kiana Rahmani, Mohammadi's twin 17-year-old children who live in exile in Paris with their father, were given the award at Oslo City Hall, after which they will give the Nobel Peace Prize lecture in their mother's name.

Mohammadi, 51, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in October for her decades of activism despite numerous arrests by Iranian authorities and spending years behind bars.

She is currently detained in a prison in Tehran. At a news conference in Oslo on Saturday, Kiana Rahmani read out a message from her mother, in which the imprisoned activist praised the role international media played in “conveying the voice of dissenters, protesters and human rights defenders to the world”.

“Iranian society needs global support and you, journalists and media professionals are our greatest and most important allies in the difficult struggle against the destructive tyranny of the Islamic Republic government. I sincerely thank you for your efforts, for all you've done for us,” Mohammadi said in her note. (AP)