The 12 political prisoners on hunger strike at Evin prison, protesting the killings of Haleh Sahabi and Hoda Saber, ended their hunger strike yesterday, Sunday June 26th, 2011.
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Iranian cleric urges prisoners to end hunger strike
Iranian senior cleric Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani has told political prisoner Mohammad Javad Mozaffar that he and other hunger strikers have a religious duty to end their dangerous protest.
Five hunger strikers treated at infirmary
Five of the 12 Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike at Evin Prison have been transferred to the infirmary, according to the Kaleme opposition website.
Letter by a number of Rajai Shahr political prisoners to the Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur
A number of political prisoners at Rajai Shahr prison have written a letter to Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council at the United Nations. Rassoul Badaghi, Masoud Bastani, Isa Sharkhiz, Ali Ajami, Keyvan Samimi, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi are 6 political prisoners who have written a letter to the UN Special Rapparteur.
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”.
The Women Who are Political Prisoners
On Wednesday, lawyer and activist Shadi Sadr spoke about the situation of the women who are political prisoners in Iran: Exactly two years ago today, the largest protesting demonstration of the Iranian people after the 1979 revolution took place between Enghelab or Revolution square and Azadi or Freedom square.
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.