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IWMF Board Member Tara Kangarlou reflects on 2026 Courage Award winners Elaheh and Elnaz Mohammadi for the BBC. The sisters were persecuted by the Iranian government following their coverage of the killing of Mahsa Amini and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests. Elaheh was jailed for 18 months for her work, and Elnaz bravely supported her sister and continued reporting on the movement as Iran's media crackdown intensified.
05/26/2026
Meet Elaheh and Elnaz Mohammadi of Iran, the first sisters in the IWMF's history to receive the Courage in Journalism Award in the same year. The sisters first made headlines in 2022 for their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini, an event that catalyzed Iran's “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement. Elaheh was jailed for 18 months for her coverage of the movement, and Elnaz bravely continued reporting on the movement under intense surveillance. Amid the Iranian government's subsequent crackdown on dissidents and journalists, the Mohammadi sisters have continued to fearlessly cover police brutality, corruption, and social justice in Iran. Learn more about them here: https://www.iwmf.org/courage/
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