June 22nd 2011 – Kaleme: Mohsen Aminzadeh, political activist and member of Institute of Humanities and Social Studies joined the prisoners of conscience on hunger strike immediately upon his returned to Evin prison on the afternoon of Tuesday June 22nd, 2011.
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Two prisoners on hunger strike receive treatment
Abolfazl Ghadiani – Abdollah Momeni Two of the 12 Iranian political prisoners on a hunger strike in Evin Prison were taken to the infirmary, an opposition website reports Kaleme reports that on the fifth day of their hunger strike, Abdollah Momeni and Abolfazl Ghadiani were sent to the infirmary after a sharp decline in their […]
Iran human rights activist speaks after release
One of Iran’s most outspoken human rights activists, released on Monday, has told Amnesty International that his freedom isn’t the end of the story, because many Iranians remain unjustly imprisoned. When freed, Baghi said he told the other prisoners “although I am going, half my existence is still imprisoned with you”.
Prominent Journalist & Human Rights Activist Emadeddin Baghi Released from Evin
June 20th, 2011 – RAHANA: Upon completion of his one year prison sentence and on the third day of a hunger strike launched with 11 other political prisoners protesting the killings of Haleh Sahabi and Hoda Saber, Emadeddin Baghi, prominent journalist, human rights activist and founder of the Association for the Defense of Prisoners, […]
Iranian political prisoners begin a hunger strike to protest the death of Hoda Saber and Haleh Sahabi
Rahana – Twelve Iranian political prisoners have started a hunger strike to protest the deaths of Haleh Sahabi and Reza Hoda Saber. Twelve Iranian political prisoners have started a hunger strike to protest the deaths of the two Nationalist-religious political prisoners in the past month, Haleh Sahabi and Reza Hoda Saber.
Mourners commemorate jailed journalist under forces’ scrutiny
Radio Zamaneh – A commemoration service for Reza Hoda Saber, the jailed Iranian journalist who died of a massive heart attack 10 days into a hunger strike, was held under strict security measures in Tehran.
Hoda Saber died of the pressure of hunger strike
Jaras: Hoda Saber, a writer and a religious-nationalist activist, died in hospital of the pressure of hunger strike. According to the report handed down to Jaras, he was sent to Modarres hospital from Evin prison because of a heart disease on Friday and soon was under operation and the doctors cured the coronary thrombosis, but […]
Jailed Iran activist Hoda Saber ‘dies on hunger strike’
A jailed Iranian journalist, Hoda Saber, has died after going on hunger strike, an opposition website says. Kaleme.com said he died of a heart attack after being transferred from Tehran’s Evin prison to a hospital.