HRANA- The family of political prisoner Jafar Eghdami, currently on hunger strike along with sixteen other prisoners from ward 350 of Evin prison since July 26th, states that there has been no news regarding his condition.

In a conversation with Human Rights Activist in Iran News Agency (HRANA), the political prisoner’s brother explained, “It has been two weeks since we have heard any news regarding Jafar and our request for a meeting with the attorney general has gone unanswered.”

He added that they are extremely worried about his condition and that no authority will answer inquiries by any of the families. The families contact one another for news regarding the political prisoners.

Human rights activist Jafar Eghdami was arrested on charges of participation in a memorial service remembering the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran. He was sentenced to five years in prison by a lower court. An appeals court later increased his prison term to ten years.