Arash Mohammadi in critical condition after ending hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Student activist Arash Mohammadi has ended his hunger strike but is in critical condition. He has been transferred out of the Quarantine Ward and is now being held in the general population in Tabriz Prison.

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Arash Sadeghi’s hunger strike continues

HRANA News Agency – Political prisoner Arash Sadeghi has been on hunger strike since June 1, 2013.  Locked up in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, Sadeghi went on hunger strike after being beaten by prison guards.
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Prisoners of Ghezel Hesar ended their hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Following a promise made by the authorities to grant the inmates their demands, 2100 prisoners ended their hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners in Wards 1, 2 and 3, Section 2, were on hunger strike to protest the assignment of a former officer as the new chief of the section.  The prisoners have also demanded access to basic facilities throughout the prison and objected to being left in a state of limbo without due process. Continue reading “Prisoners of Ghezel Hesar ended their hunger strike”