News India Live, Digital Desk: The troubles of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who raised the voice of human rights and women’s rights in Iran, have increased further. An Iranian court on Saturday sentenced an already jailed 53-year-old activist to an additional seven and a half years (7.5 years) in prison. This decision has come at a time when Nargis was sitting on a hunger strike in jail against her ‘illegal detention’. On what charges was the new punishment given? According to Nargis Mohammadi’s lawyer Mustafa Neeli, the court has sentenced her on two different charges: Conspiracy and collusion: 6 years’ imprisonment for assembling with the intention of committing a crime against national security. Propaganda: Charges of spreading propaganda against the government. In addition, the court has imposed a 2-year travel ban on her and after her release, ordered her to live in 2 years of internal exile in Khosf city of South Khorasan province. Hunger strike and declining healthNargis Mohammadi started a hunger strike from 2 February 2026 in protest against the conditions of her detention and not being allowed to talk to lawyers. Her supporters and ‘Nargis Foundation’ have expressed concern about her health. It is being told that she is facing serious health problems in jail, for which her lawyer has also demanded bail. Who is Nargis Mohammadi? Nargis Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. She has fought against oppression, capital punishment and human rights abuses of women in Iran for decades. He has been arrested 13 times so far and has been behind bars for the past several years, away from his family and twin children. Global reaction: Amnesty International and several human rights organizations have called for his immediate release, calling the sentence ‘unjust’. Experts believe that this punishment will suppress the voices of dissent in Iran.