The President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in a post on Facebook, refers to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nargis Mohammadi, underlining, among other things, that she is a universal symbol of women’s emancipation, as she is one of the figures that build a better future, not only for women, but for the whole world.

It also points out that “the Nobel Peace Prize came as a culmination of her long struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and her struggle to promote human rights and freedom for all.”

The post of the President of the Republic in detail:

“Woman, life, freedom” was the slogan of all the women who demonstrated in Iran last year. A slogan that Nargis Mohammadi embraces with her whole being, a pioneer in the fight for women’s rights for life and freedom without “morality police”, without repression, without obstacles on the way to self-determination and self-realization. The Nobel Peace Prize came as a culmination of her long struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and her struggle to promote human rights and freedom for all. As international recognition, but mainly as a moral incentive. “It makes me more persistent, resilient, determined, optimistic and enthusiastic in the fight for democracy and equality,” she said from the prison where she is being held. That plucky, self-sacrificing core is exactly what makes her such an inspiration and support to women. Refusing to leave her country – when offered the option – to avoid persecution. Devotion to the cause at any cost. The fortitude in the face of torture, imprisonment, the destruction of her personal life. A universal symbol of women’s emancipation, Nargis Mohammadi is one of the figures who are building a better future, not only for women, but for the whole world.”