Iranian authorities arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on Friday, her foundation said, citing her brother.
[color=#0c0c0c][size=large][font=noto_serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif]The Paris-based foundation said Mohammadi was “violently detained” by security and police forces during a memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer recently found dead in his office. It c

[color=#0c0c0c][size=large]Their release comes as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko seeks to improve relations with Washington. In exchange for sanctions relief, Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, the Belta state news agency reported. The US earlier on Saturday announced lifting sanctions on the country’s potash sector.[/s