Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Nargis Mohammadi to more than 7 years in prison after she started a hunger strike. Supporters gave this information on Sunday (February 8). After nationwide protests and the death of thousands of people at the hands of security forces, Tehran is trying to suppress every dissent.

According to the report of APTN News, this decision against Mohammadi has come at a time when Iran is trying to negotiate with America regarding its nuclear program to avert a possible military attack by US President Donald Trump. Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday that Tehran’s strength comes from its ability to say no to great powers. His extremist stance has come to light just after the talks with America in Oman.

What did Mohammadi’s lawyer tell?
Lawyer Mustafa Neeli confirmed the sentencing in a post on X, saying that the verdict was delivered on Saturday by a revolutionary court in Mashhad city. Such courts usually deliver verdicts without giving the accused little or no opportunity to rebut their allegations. He wrote, “He has been sentenced to 6 years on charges of mobilizing people and hatching a conspiracy, and on charges of propaganda, he has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison and a travel ban for 2 years.”

The lawyer said that he has been sentenced to two years of internal exile in the city of Khosf, located about 740 kilometers south-east of the capital Tehran. Mohammadi’s supporters say that Mohammadi is on hunger strike since February 2. He was arrested in December at a ceremony to honor Khasro Alikordi, a 46-year-old Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who lives in Mashhad. Footage of the protest shows them shouting and demanding justice for Alicordi and others.

Released due to medical reasons
Months before his arrest in December, supporters had warned that Mohammadi, 53, was at risk of being sent back to jail in December 2024 after a three-week leave for medical reasons. Although this leave was only for three weeks, the period of Mohammadi’s release from jail was extended. She remained out of jail even during the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June.

Mohammadi continued his activism through protests and international media appearances, including once demonstrating in front of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, where he was held. Mohammadi was serving a prison sentence of 13 years and 9 months on charges of collusion against state security and propaganda against the Iranian government.

Supported the demonstrations after the death of Mahsa Amini
She also supported the nationwide protests that broke out after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, in which women openly protested against the government by not wearing hijab. Mohammadi’s supporters say he suffered multiple heart attacks while in prison and underwent emergency surgery in 2022.

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US President Donald Trump recently sent a message threatening the Norwegian Prime Minister for not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump warned that now he has no need to worry about peace in the world and he is not bound to peace. Along with this, he also said that now he will work only in the interest of America. Trump has now given clarification on this matter.

What did Trump say now about the Nobel Prize?
According to the report of news agency AP, while talking to journalists in Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump said that I do not care about the Nobel Prize. However, Trump also said that if anyone thinks that Norway does not control the Nobel Prize, they are joking.

Donald Trump further said that I do not care what Norway says. I care about saving lives. I feel that I have saved the lives of crores of people. Earlier, Trump had said that he is not bound to peace. Trump says that even after stopping the wars of 8 countries, he was not given the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Donald Trump on Greenland: US President Donald Trump has once again publicly reiterated his intentions regarding control over Greenland. He warned European countries, especially Denmark, that additional tariffs would be imposed on them if they continued to resist America’s demands. Trump has also linked his tough stance on Greenland to perceived security threats posed by China and Russia.

President Trump said that after he was ignored for the Nobel Peace Prize, he now has no obligation to think only about peace. He also claimed that the world cannot be safe until Washington has control over Greenland.

complete silence on the use of force

Trump did not clarify whether he would use military force to gain control over Greenland. Even after talks with Denmark failed, the situation on this issue remains unclear. When asked directly in an interview with NBC whether he would use force to occupy Greenland, the US President simply said, “No comment.”

Europe advised to pay attention to Ukraine war

Trump said that Europe should focus on the Russia-Ukraine war instead of Greenland. He said, “Europe should pay attention to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine because frankly you have seen what they have got from it. He added, ‘Europe should focus on this issue, not on Greenland.’

Tariff announced on eight countries including Denmark

Stepping up his pressure tactics, Trump announced last Saturday that tariffs would be imposed on Denmark and seven other European countries unless an agreement was reached over US control of Greenland. 10 percent tariff will be applicable on Denmark and 7 percent tariff on other seven countries.

Change in policy due to not getting Nobel

Trump said in a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey that his perspective on global affairs has changed after the Nobel Committee’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize. In the letter, he wrote that he now “feels no obligation to think only about peace because Norway did not give him this award. Norway is also among the countries on which new tariffs have been imposed, which will come into effect from February 1.”

Norway claims control over Nobel Committee

Trump rejected the claim that the Norwegian government has no control over the decisions of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. Speaking to NBC News, he said, “Norway completely controls it, no matter what they say. They say they have nothing to do with it, but everything is in their hands.” At the end of his statement, President Trump said, “I don’t care about the Nobel Prize.”

America’s President Donald Trump’s anger over not getting the Nobel Prize is now coming out openly. The US President has sent a threatening message to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. In this letter, Trump said that he has not been given the Nobel Prize, so peace is no longer a priority for him.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey confirmed on Monday (January 19, 2026) that he had received a message from US President Donald Trump, in which he said that he is not bound to peace after not receiving the Nobel Prize.

America should be handed over to America: Trump

Trump has asked Norway to ask Denmark to hand over Greenland to America. In a letter to Norway’s PM, Trump said, ‘Since your country has decided not to honor me with the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing eight wars, I no longer need to think only about peace. Although peace will always remain paramount, now I can think about what is good and right for the United States of America.

Denmark can’t protect Greenland: Trump

Donald Trump said, ‘Denmark cannot protect that land (Greenland) from Russia or China. Anyway, Denmark does not have any written document, so how does it have ownership rights. It’s just that hundreds of years ago a ship had landed there, but our ships also used to land there. This is not the first time that Trump has targeted Norway for not awarding the Nobel Prize. However, the most important thing is that the Nobel Prize is not decided by the Norwegian government, but by an independent committee based in Oslo.

What did the Norwegian PM say?

The Prime Minister of Norway confirmed Trump’s message to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. Jonas Gahr Storey said, ‘I received President Trump’s message on January 18, 2026. This message comes in response to a brief message sent earlier in the day by me and Finland’s President Alexander Stubb. According to Jonas Gahr, he, along with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, had sent a letter to Trump. In this, there was opposition to the imposition of tariffs on Finland, Norway and many other countries.

Trump called himself a better candidate for the peace prize

The entire attention of the US President is currently focused on Greenland and he wants to achieve it at any cost for America. Trump repeatedly claimed to stop the war and described himself as the best candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. Last year’s award was given to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Machado later presented his award to Trump.

US President Donald Trump has sent a message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey, in which he said that after not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, he no longer feels any compulsion to think about peace. Trump has now spoken openly about Norway’s role in hosting the Nobel Peace Prize and has linked it to his foreign policy views.

Now I will think only about America- Trump
According to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Trump wrote, “Given that your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize despite stopping 8 wars, I no longer feel any obligation to think only about peace. Now I can think about what is good and right for America.”

Threatened again to occupy Greenland
Trump questioned Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland and argued that neither Denmark nor existing security arrangements could protect the region from major powers. He said, “Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China and anyway how do they have ownership rights? They have no written documents, it is just that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, our boats also used to land there.”

Threatened the whole world regarding Greenland
Emphasizing his role in the Western military alliance, Trump claimed, “I have done more for NATO since its founding than anyone else, and now NATO must do something for the United States.” He further said, “The world is not safe until we have complete control over Greenland.”

China and Russia are afraid of America – Trump
Trump has claimed on several occasions that he single-handedly ended eight wars. He says that although the Nobel Peace Prize is unimportant, Norway’s decision not to award the prize was wrong. He also said that the only country that China and Russia fear and respect is America.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was rescued in December after being in hiding in Venezuela for more than a year. The American team has now shared a video of her rescue, in which it is shown how she got out of Venezuela. Machado left Venezuela for Norway in December so she could receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

A few weeks after leaving Venezuela, the Gray Bull Rescue Team, the American team that helped him, has released a video. According to a CNN report, Machado boarded a boat off the coast of Venezuela and reached a place in the Caribbean Sea, where Brian Stern, head of Gray Bull Rescue and a former US Special Forces soldier, met her.

The rescue team that helped Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escape the country last month has released video of the rescue mission.

Machado escaped Venezuela in December to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in Norway after spending nearly a year in hiding.

Bryan… pic.twitter.com/V02eN78IhE

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 17, 2026

I am alive and I am safe – Machado
As the viral video shows, Machado met Stern and boarded another boat. Due to darkness further video could not be shot properly. However, Machado and Stern were heard introducing each other. After this, Machado boarded another boat and holding the camera said that I am Maria Corina Machado. I am alive and I am safe and I am very grateful to Gray Bull.

Machado handed over the Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
Machado was rescued from Venezuela a few weeks before the US Army’s recent operation in Caracas. After the US campaign in Venezuela, Maria Machado once again came into the limelight and many people speculated that she could become the new President of Venezuela. Machado recently handed over his Nobel Peace Prize 2025 to Donald Trump and said that this step has been taken in recognition of his unique commitment to the independence of Venezuela.

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US President Donald Trump finally received the Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Machado handed over this medal to Trump during the meeting at the White House. This is being considered a big political effort by Machado, because recently Trump had not openly supported him regarding the rule of Venezuela.

What did Trump say after receiving the medal?
After meeting at the White House, Trump praised Machado profusely. He wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, ‘He gave me his Nobel Peace Prize medal, it is a great honor for me.’ Trump described Machado as a ‘very good woman’ and said that she has suffered a lot in life.

Can Machado give up her Nobel Prize?
The Nobel Institute has made it clear that Machado cannot give her Nobel Prize to anyone else. That means giving this medal is just a symbolic step. Despite this, this step is being considered special because Trump has sidelined Machado in Venezuelan politics in recent times. A White House official said that Trump could keep this medal with himself. It is noteworthy that Trump has been expressing his desire to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for a long time.

What did Machado say?
After leaving the White House, Machado told reporters, ‘I have given the Nobel Peace Prize medal to the President of America. This is a recognition of his special contribution to our freedom. After this she left for Parliament House, Capitol Hill.

Questions regarding elections in Venezuela
In recent days, Trump has raised questions on his stance regarding democracy in Venezuela. He also did not tell when the elections would be held there. Trump says that it will be difficult for Machado to lead the country, because he does not have full support within the country.

Even after Maduro, Machado gets a shock
Machado’s party is believed to have won the 2024 elections, but Nicolas Maduro has refused to accept the results. Despite this, Trump has indicated that he is ready to work with acting President Delsey Rodriguez, who has been close to Maduro.

Machado met supporters
After the closed-door meeting, Machado met her supporters outside the White House. He hugged many people. He said, ‘We can trust President Trump.’
On this some supporters raised slogans of ‘Thank you Trump’.

Machado seen after a long time
Machado was not seen in public before coming to Washington. Last month she went to Norway, where her daughter received the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. Before this, Machado was living in hiding in Venezuela for about 11 months.

US President Donald Trump is upset over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Recently, Trump had said that he will meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and discuss giving her this award. Now the Nobel Peace Committee’s statement has come on this and they have made it clear that this award can neither be transferred to anyone nor can it be taken back.

Statement of Maria Corina Machado
This statement of the Norwegian Nobel Committee came after the statement of Nobel laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, in which she had said that she wants to give this award to US President Donald Trump. Regarding this, the Nobel Committee said that the Nobel Prize can neither be canceled nor shared with anyone, once it is announced, this decision becomes valid forever.

America-Venezuela tension at its peak
Trump said on Saturday that he would discuss the proposal of awarding the Nobel Prize with Machado, who is visiting America next week. Let us tell you that this visit is taking place at a time when Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested and the tension between the two countries regarding Venezuela’s oil reserves is at its peak. He said, “I think it’s a great thing that he’s coming, and I think this is the reason for it.”

Even after Maduro was arrested and brought to stand trial in the US, Machado has not assumed the country’s highest office. Instead, Venezuelan Vice President Delsey Rodriguez replaced Maduro.

Trump is desperate for Nobel Peace Prize
Trump has many times described himself as a worthy candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize and has also taken credit for ending 8 wars within 8 months of his second presidential term. Trump had said that you should get a Nobel Prize for every war that you have stopped. These were big wars and these were such wars that no one even thought that they could be stopped.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is going to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The White House has given this information by issuing an official statement on Tuesday (October 28, 2025).

White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt said on Friday (October 28, 2025) that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate President Trump for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. This was announced by the White House after the meeting of Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and US President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday (October 28, 2025). In which the leaders of both the countries had serious discussions on economic and security related issues.

Japanese Prime Minister said after meeting Trump

After meeting with US President Donald Trump in the capital Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told journalists that in such a short time an atmosphere of peace has been created in the world. President Trump, I myself am very impressed and inspired by you.

President Donald J. Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.@takaichi_sanae pic.twitter.com/fyE0MBa7NM

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 28, 2025

Trump’s insistence on Nobel Peace Prize

Ever since Donald Trump took over as the President of the United States in January 2025, his focus has been on the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. To achieve this, US President Donald Trump has claimed to restore peace by ending many conflicts around the world, including the conflict between India and Pakistan that took place in the month of May. However, Nobel Peace Prize experts refute his claims.

Leaders of many countries nominated Trump for Nobel

After Donald Trump’s claims of restoring peace, leaders of many countries of the world have also nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. In which leaders of many countries including Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Pakistan’s PM Shahbaz Sharif, Gabonese President Brice Nguema, Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet are included.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai launches new book ‘Finding My Way’. In this, Malala wrote many of her stories, but the story of burning ganja made the headlines the most. Malala wrote, ‘My college friends were smoking ganja in a ‘shack’. He applied pressure, so I also joined him. I took a puff and suddenly my head started spinning, my heart started beating loudly. After a while, my mind went back to that van in Pakistan, where the Taliban had shot me.

So let us understand in ABP Explainer why Malala told the story of smoking ganja, whether ganja really sharpens the brain and what is the controversy over banning it…

Question 1- What is the story of burning ganja that Malala told?
answer- Malala’s new book ‘Finding My Way’ was launched on 21 October. In this Malala wrote-

While studying at Oxford University, I tried to write an essay on economics. There was a difficult question to answer. I read the question many times, but did not understand. A friend of mine advised me to take some rest. After this I left my college and reached a small building. Students used to call this building shack i.e. ‘hut’. Here one of my friends was sitting with two boys from another class. A transparent container with a glass pipe was kept in between them.

This container is a water pipe for smoking marijuana, which is also called ‘bong’. As soon as the smell of ganja entered my nose, I got the answer to my question. I took a puff of marijuana from the pipe, after which I became restless. I remembered the Taliban firing in 2012. I felt that scary incident again.

Malala wrote, ‘After that night everything changed forever. I felt the attack most closely. I remembered the gun, the blood, the ambulance. I felt as if I was reliving it all again. For once I felt as if I was in the other world.

I became unconscious after smoking ganja. One of my friends picked me up in his lap, after which I started having problems like nervousness and lack of sleep. I would often sweat and my heart rate would increase. I also had to go to doctors.

Question 2- There are many stories in Malala’s book, then why only the discussion of burning ganja?
answer- Apart from the stories related to ganja, Malala has also openly told about the problems of personal life in her book. He also included his experiences of failing in exams, dating, friendship, romance and overcoming it.

A section of social media says that Malala is abandoning Islamic values ​​and mentioning ‘Western lifestyle’ like weed and dating to sell her book. Many people are calling it a publicity stunt.

However, on the other hand he is also being praised. American magazine ‘Oprah Daily’, in its review of the book, described Malala’s experiences as ‘a complicated, extremely strange period of adolescence’ and wrote, ‘This is Malala’s unfiltered story that gives a sense of the courage that we can all feel.’

But Malala’s book has again fueled the old debate, which has brought ganja into the discussion.

Question 3- After all, what is this ganja, which, when smoked, has a direct effect on the brain?
answer- According to medical experts, Ganja is an intoxicating drug, which is also known colloquially as ‘weed’ or ‘marijuana’. After consuming marijuana, a person forgets recent things and starts remembering old things and keeps thinking about some old incident for a long time. This creates a state of anxiety and depression. Prolonged use of marijuana can also cause mental illness. Ganja is made from a plant, whose scientific name is Cannabis.

• Hemp contains 150 types of chemical compounds, which are called cannabinoids. The most special among these are – Tetrahydrocannabinol i.e. THC and Cannabidiol i.e. CBD.
• THC is responsible for causing intoxication in the body and CBD reduces intoxication.
• Whatever we see, hear or feel through the brain, the brain does it through neurons. There are cannabinoid receptors on these neurons, that is, places where cannabinoids go and stick.
• Some people get a kind of pleasure after running, which is caused by anandamide. When someone smokes marijuana, THC mimics anandamide and reaches the body through the bloodstream.
• THC has the greatest effect on the parts of the brain that have the highest number of cannabinoid receptors.

According to many organizations and medical research like America’s ‘National Institute of Drug Abuse’ (NIDA), about 30% of the people who consume marijuana for a long time may develop marijuana use disorder i.e. addiction to marijuana. If its use is started before the age of 18 years, the risk of addiction can be up to 7 times higher.

Question 4- Is ganja more dangerous than charas and cannabis? How is it made?
answer- Bhang, charas and ganja are made from the same species of plant ‘Cannabis’. These three are psychoactive drugs, which directly affect the brain.

• Ganja: It is specially prepared by drying the flowers of the plant and its smoke is taken for intoxication.
• Cannabis: It is made by grinding the leaves of the plant. It is consumed by mixing it with beverages or converting it into dry tablets for long-term use.
• Charas: It is prepared by collecting the resin or sticky substance of the plant, which is mixed in beedis, cigarettes etc. or smoked alone through smoke.

Question 5- Then why is there a ban on selling ganja in India?
answer- In 1961, under a convention in the United Nations i.e. UN, Cannabis was put in the category of narcotic substances. In November 1985, Rajiv Gandhi’s government passed the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to this…

• Production/cultivation, purchase, transport, store and consumption of narcotic and psychotropic substances were banned. There are a total of 6 chapters and 83 sections in it.
• In the NDPS Act, the use of different parts of the cannabis plant was declared legal and illegal. The law defines the flower of the plant as marijuana, the use of which is a crime. For this reason the use of marijuana is also illegal.
• The hemp plant was not considered illegal, but was brought under government purview to control its sale. Without a license from the government, bhang or thandai made from it cannot be sold commercially.
• Violation of the law related to cannabis plant or marijuana can result in imprisonment ranging from 1 year to 20 years and a fine of Rs 10,000 to Rs 2 lakh.

However, there is debate regarding cannabis and the drugs made from it whether it actually has any negative effects or not.

Question 6- Is there freedom to smoke ganja in other countries of the world?
answer- Cannabis is completely banned in about 100 countries around the world like China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Sweden, Kenya, Bhutan, Singapore, Malaysia. Despite strict laws and millions of efforts like anti-drug campaigns, there is a huge illegal trade in ganja and other narcotic drugs going on in Latin American countries like Venezuela, many small countries of Africa and from America to India.

At the same time, there is no ban on hemp or cannabis in countries like Germany, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Georgia and America. However, it can be used and sold within certain legal limits.