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Irán arrestó a la ganadora del premio Nobel de la Paz Narges Mohammadi
Irán ordenó el arresto de Narges Mohammadi, galardonada con el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 2023, según denunciaron desde la fundación que lleva su nombre.
Indicaron que fue detenida en Mashhad, a unos 680 kilómetros (420 millas) al noreste de Teherán, la capital, mientras asistía a una ceremonia en honor de un abogado de derechos humanos que recientemente fue encontrado muerto en circunstancias poco claras.
Hasta el momento, Irán dijo nada sobre la detención de Mohammadi, de 53 años. No se sabe si las autoridades la devolverían inmediatamente a prisión para cumplir el resto de su condena.
Sin embargo, su detención se produce en medio de una ola de represión contra intelectuales y otras personas por parte de Teherán, mientras el país enfrenta sanciones, una economía debilitada y el temor del reinicio de la guerra con Israel. El arresto de Mohammadi podría aumentar la presión de Occidente en un momento en que Irán ha señalado repetidamente que quiere establecer nuevas negociaciones con Estados Unidos sobre su programa nuclear, algo que aún no ha sucedido.
Sus seguidores señalaron el viernes que Mohammadi fue “detenida violentamente hoy por fuerzas de seguridad y la policía”. Afirmaron que otros activistas también fueron arrestados en una ceremonia en honor a Khosrow Alikordi, un abogado iraní de 46 años y defensor de los derechos humanos que radicaba en Mashhad.
“La Fundación Narges pide la liberación inmediata e incondicional de todas las personas detenidas que asistían a una ceremonia para rendir homenaje y demostrar solidaridad”, se indica en un comunicado. “Su arresto constituye una grave violación de las libertades fundamentales”.
Alikordi fue encontrado muerto a principios de este mes en su oficina, y las autoridades de Razavi Khorasan describieron su muerte como un ataque al corazón. Sin embargo, su muerte coincidió con una intensificación en las medidas de seguridad, lo que generó preguntas. Más de 80 abogados firmaron un comunicado en el que exigen más información.
“Alikordi era una figura prominente en la comunidad de defensores de los derechos humanos de Irán”, dijo el jueves el Centro para los Derechos Humanos de Irán, con sede en Nueva York. “En los últimos años, había sido arrestado, acosado y amenazado repetidamente por fuerzas de seguridad y judiciales”.
En imágenes tomadas presuntamente en la ceremonia, Mohammadi aparece con un micrófono, hablando ante la multitud reunida sin llevar la cabeza cubierta con el hijab, o velo islámico. Comenzó a pedir a la multitud que coreara el nombre de Majidreza Rahnavard, un hombre al que las autoridades colgaron de una grúa en una ejecución pública en 2022.
En las imágenes publicadas por su fundación también aparece sin hijab, rodeada de una gran multitud.
Los seguidores habían advertido durante meses que Mohammadi corría el riesgo de ser enviada nuevamente a prisión tras recibir un permiso en diciembre de 2024 por preocupaciones médicas.
Aunque el permiso era solo por tres semanas, el tiempo de Mohammadi fuera de prisión se alargó, posiblemente mientras activistas y potencias occidentales presionaban a Irán para mantenerla libre. Permaneció fuera de prisión incluso durante la guerra de 12 días entre Irán e Israel, ocurrida en junio.
Mohammadi continuó con su activismo con protestas públicas y apariciones en medios internacionales, incluso manifestándose en un momento frente a la notoria prisión de Evin en Teherán, donde había estado detenida.
La activista cumplía una condena de 13 años y nueve meses por cargos de colusión contra la seguridad del estado y propaganda contra el gobierno de Irán. También había apoyado las protestas nacionales provocadas por la muerte de Mahsa Amini en 2022, en las que muchas mujeres desafiaron abiertamente al gobierno al no usar el hijab.
Mohammadi sufrió múltiples ataques cardíacos mientras estaba encarcelada antes de someterse a una cirugía de emergencia en 2022. A finales de 2024, su abogado reveló que los médicos habían hallado una lesión ósea que temían podría ser cancerosa y que luego fue extirpada.
“Los médicos de Mohammadi prescribieron recientemente una extensión de su permiso médico por al menos seis meses más para realizar exámenes médicos exhaustivos y periódicos, incluyendo el monitoreo de la lesión ósea que fue extirpada de su pierna en noviembre, sesiones de fisioterapia para recuperarse de la cirugía y atención cardíaca especializada”, declaró la Coalición Libertad para Narges a finales de febrero de 2025.
Ingeniera de formación, Mohammadi fue encarcelada 13 veces y condenada en cinco ocasiones. En total, fue sentenciada a más de 30 años de prisión. Su último encarcelamiento comenzó cuando fue detenida en 2021 tras asistir a una ceremonia en honor de una persona asesinada en protestas nacionales.
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Senate Democrats and the White House are still at odds over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the shutdown dragged into its tenth day. Neither side is budging, with the most recent concrete action coming early last week.
Trump, who proved pivotal in striking a funding truce with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in January, was not directly involved in recent negotiations.
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Trump has not had any «direct conversations or correspondence» with congressional Democrats recently, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, noting that the White House and its representatives have been handling the dialogue.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital that there’s «some room for give and take» in the negotiations, but remained firm in the GOP’s positioning against requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from getting judicial warrants, unmasking or other reforms sought by Democrats that could increase risks for agents in the field.
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Following the reported killing of major cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as El Mencho, multiple American tourists vacationing in Puerto Vallarta told Fox News Digital they unexpectedly found themselves in the middle of a violent cartel retaliation.
As airlines canceled flights and authorities issued shelter-in-place orders, stranded visitors reported cars set ablaze, suspected cartel members blocking major roads, and stores ransacked by looters — scenes some witnesses said made parts of the popular resort city feel like «a war breaking out in the streets.»
Witnesses said they were forced to evacuate their rooms, manage with limited hotel food, and even venture outside in search of meals while waiting for Mexican authorities to regain control of the city.
Staying at an Airbnb near a main road, Eugene Marchenko, 37, of Charleston, South Carolina, told Fox News Digital he woke up to blaring horns and saw six cars completely engulfed in flames just outside his balcony. He and his wife, who had arrived in Mexico only a day earlier, were forced to evacuate for several hours, fearing that a nearby fuel tanker, also ablaze, could explode.
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«I looked down and they’re completely engulfed in flames,» Marchenko said. «It was six cars in total that burned and one fuel tanker.»
He said he watched a neighbor’s video showing men he believed to be cartel members forcing people out of their vehicles, then pouring gasoline and setting the cars on fire.
«They told the people to leave,» Marchenko said. «Then they were taking the gas and pouring the gas on the vehicle and waiting until everybody was clear before they were setting it on fire.»
Later in the afternoon, Marchenko ventured out to find food and said he saw pharmacies and corner stores completely burned down, adding that younger crowds had broken into nearby buildings to loot beer and cigarettes.
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Vehicles appear to carry multiple armed forces in Puerto Vallarta. (Fox News Digital)
Videos obtained by Fox News Digital show a helicopter hovering above his building, circling as if searching for someone, while Mexican armed forces and armored vehicles moved through the streets below.
Public transportation and Ubers had come to a complete halt, Marchenko added, saying that even if flights resume, he is unsure how they would reach the airport.
Despite the chaos, Marchenko noted that no one appeared to panic.
«There’s definitely not any panic from almost nobody here,» he said. «I think it’s interesting, almost everybody was just annoyed more than anything.»
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A plume of smoke rises in Puerto Vallarta on Feb. 22, 2026. (Fox News Digital)
Adriana Belli, 49, another visitor from Miami, told Fox News Digital that she had planned to spend over a week in Mexico to attend a wedding in Guadalajara and celebrate a friend’s birthday in Mexico City.
Belli said the sudden outbreak of violence was especially shocking, noting that she had spoken with American tourists staying at her Marriott resort who insisted the area was extremely safe after visiting Puerto Vallarta for 24 years.
She added that guests who had gone to the airport were under lockdown and were managing with the limited food available.
«A lot of the other tourists who had early morning flights were actually able to get to the airport, but they are now locked down in the airport and unable to leave,» she said. «So what we heard from other guests is they are just sort of surviving off of granola bars.»
A fuel tanker was set ablaze near a gas station in Puerto Vallarta on Feb. 22, 2026. (Fox News Digital)
Another source staying at a separate resort told Fox News Digital that restaurants and room service had been shut down. Guests were brought to the lobby for what was described as «the last bit of food.»
He added that this was the first trip where he and his wife were away from their 4-year-old son, and that he had to call home to tell family members where to find their will.
«This is the first time we’ve ever been away from him. My wife was saying, ‘We’re never leaving him again,’» he said. «I had to call my mom today and, you know, just tell her, ‘Look, here’s where my will is. We just created this. I don’t want you to panic, but I may need you to stay a couple days extra with my son.’»
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He added that, despite the area appearing like a war zone, he is remaining optimistic that the authorities will restore order in the coming days.
Mexico’s Defense Department said Sunday that Oseguera was killed in a military operation. The news reportedly triggered widespread unrest and uncertainty across multiple states as Mexican authorities worked to stabilize the region.
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