Topic
Tag: hunger strike
-
Iran’s Prisoners and Activists Launch Hunger Strike Against Executions
61 prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin, Zeynab Jalalian in Yazd prison, Toomaj Salehi in Evin, several former prisoners, families of prisoners, and…
-
Iranian Activist Farhad Meysami Fights for Demands Through Hunger Strike
If you have been following the news in Iran, you may have come across the harrowing picture of a man with a shaved head,…
-
Journalist Couple who Covered Labor Protests in Iran on Hunger Strike after Arrest
Two Iranian journalists arrested related to coverage of labor protests in Iran, launched a hunger strike to protest their “unfair” detention. Amirhossein Mohammadifar, and his…
-
Over 20 Iranian Prisoners of Conscience on Hunger Strike
Over 20 prisoners of conscience in various Iranian prisons are on hunger strike and their families and human rights group are concerned about the…
-
UN urges action for Iranian prisoners of conscience on hunger strike
Asma Jahangir, UN Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran and two other UN Rapporteurs have issued a statement expressing concern over the prolonged hunger…
-
Iranian Political Prisoners Suffer through Hunger Strikes for Minimum Rights
How long can a prisoner on hunger strike last and what has been the result of so many lengthy strikes for political prisoners under…
-
Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike
By: Assad Binakhahi Read More: Iranians are trending the demands of political prisoners on Twitter Jailed children rights activist refuses to end hunger strike…
-
Iranians are trending the demands of political prisoners on Twitter
After the #SaveArash successful twitter campaign in support of Arash Sadeghi, Iranians are now showing solidarity with Ali Shariati, a reformist political prisoner who…
-
Political Prisoner ends his hunger strike after his wife is granted temporary furlough in Iran
Arash Sadeghi, a political prisoner who was on hunger strike for 72 days, has ended his strike after his demands were met and his…
-
More than 50 days on hunger strike; Iranian political prisoners are slowly dying
As the number of political prisoners on hunger strikes are increasing in Iranian prisons, three prisoners who have been on hunger strike for the…
-
Prisoners start hunger strike over lack of medical care
Iranian political prisoners Hossein Ronaghi Maleki and Saeed Razavi Faqih are refusing food to protest the lack of adequate medical treatment in prison. The…
-
Advocacy group expresses concern for jailed Iranian journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has announced its serious concern for the health of Issa Saharkhiz, an Iranian journalist currently held in Evin…