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The oppression of women in Iran needs to end and I'm glad this has been recognised by awarding the Nobel Peace prize to Narges Mohammadi. And I like the gesture of the prize being received by her children (since she is in Iranian jail) and that there was a symbolic empty chair between them.

bbc.com/news/world-middle-east…

Three people, one handing the document representing the prize to the two 17yo children (twins, a son and a daughter) who are beaming with pride

The children are sitting in chairs listening to a speech over headphones, an empty chair between them

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Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize

In a speech smuggled from prison and read out by her twins, Narges Mohammadi denounces "tyrannical" Iran.
By Francesca Gillett (BBC News)
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