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Detained journalist ends hunger strike
Jailed Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz, who had stopped eating in protest of his treatment in prison, has reportedly ended his hunger strike. The journalist’s…
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Jailed Facebook poster starts hunger strike to press for release
Amir Golestani, an Iranian sentenced to seven years in prison for his activities on Facebook, has announced that he is on a hunger strike…
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Jailed blogger starts hunger strike against prison transfer
Officials in the Saudi judiciary have transferred jailed blogger Raif Badawi to another prison, and his wife reports that her husband is protesting the…
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Prison to probe alleged use of violent offenders against political prisoners
Five political prisoners in Rejaishahr Prison, who started a hunger strike after being attacked by two violent offenders in prison, now say they have…
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National-Religious activist on hunger strike in Evin
Reports indicate that Hossein Rafii, an Iranian Nationalist-Religious activist in Evin Prison, is in a grave state of health. A National-Religious website reports that…