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The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner<\/a> Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech read by her children on Sunday.<\/p>\n The Norwegian Nobel committee in October awarded the prize to Mohammadi, 51, for her non-violent fight \u201cagainst oppression of women in Iran\u201d and the promotion of human rights for all, in a rebuke to Tehran\u2019s theocratic leaders.<\/p>\n Her 17-year-old twins Kiana and Ali Rahmani collected the prize, a gold medal and diploma, at a ceremony in Oslo\u2019s City Hall attended by several hundred guests. The prize includes a cheque for 11 million Swedish crowns (about $1m).<\/p>\n In her speech, sent from Iran\u2019s notorious Evin prison, Mohammadi said continued resistance and non-violence were the best strategies to bring about change.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Iranian people, with perseverance, will overcome repression and authoritarianism. Have no doubt, this is certain,\u201d she said in her speech read in French.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s rights advocate is serving multiple sentences on charges, including spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, after her last arrest in November 2021.<\/p>\n \u201cI write this message from behind the high, cold walls of a prison,\u201d Mohammadi said, adding that her life and the lives of many activists in Iran were a constant struggle \u201cto stay alive\u201d.<\/p>\n Mohammadi was symbolically represented on stage in Oslo by her portrait and an empty chair, highlighting that she is among only a handful of laureates prevented from attending the ceremony since the award\u2019s 1901 inception.<\/p>\n She was awarded the prize just over a year following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini\u2019s death<\/a> in the custody of Iranian morality police after allegedly violating rules related to the hijab.<\/p>\n Tehran has accused Nobel committee of meddling<\/h2>\n