PARIS: Iranian dissidents living inside the Islamic republic and in exile on Thursday went on hunger strike to protest the surge of hangings in Iran that included most recently a participant in the.
Iranian dissidents living inside Iran and in exile Thursday went on hunger strike to protest the surge of hangings in Iran that included most recently a participant in the 2022 protest movement who activists say had mental health difficulties. Led by jailed 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, those going on the one-day hunger strike ranged from dozens of her cellmates in Tehran's Evin prison to prominent campaigners living outside the country.
There are 61 political prisoners from the infamous Evin prison who launched this protest movement in Iran. In the lead, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, herself detained in prison for 25 years. Some political prisoners have announced to join the initiative, as well as opponents in exile. According to Iran Human Rights, since the start of 2024, already 54 people have been executed in the country. On Tuesday January 23, the world learned with horror of the hanging of the ninth demonstrator, Mohammad Ghobadlou.
Iranian women political prisoners are on a hunger strike in protest of Mohammad Ghobadlou's execution, as part of a collective movement against Iranian protester executions.