Imprisoned in Iran, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi ended her three-day hunger strike after being allowed to leave Tehran's Evin Prison to visit a hospital for medical care without wearing the mandatory hijab

Mohammadi began her strike following the jail’s refusal to provide her with medical treatment and has since been transferred to hospital for urgent medical care.  

In a letter written from Evin Prison earlier this year, Mohammadi railed against the government's policy of compulsory hijab, calling it a "deceitful scheme against women" and a tool "to strengthen the power of the religious government ".

Mohammadi's treatment continues to spark widespread condemnation, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee calling the requirement that female inmates wear the hijab for medical treatment "inhumane"

Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate, is presently serving in Tehran’s Evin Prison. Imprisoned on charges including spreading propaganda against the state, her detention has been a focal point for Iranians who want to see human rights improve in their country.  This is her third time in Evin prison since 2012 .

The transfer, according to Mohammadi's media team, was the most secure she had seen in all of the years of her imprisonment. Nonetheless, she was not permitted to speak with her lawyer or family members. It is another example of the abhorrent treatment Mohammadi has been subjected to this past decade. Her continued treatment continues to spark widespread condemnation, and her case highlights the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran.