Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 04 Political prisoners in Tehrans notorious Evin Prison announced yesterday in a joint
statement that they were going to go on hunger strike to
protest what they called the sham undemocratic [June 17 presidential”> elections and the lack of respect for human rights in Iran. Iran Focus
Tehran, Jun. 04 Political prisoners in Tehrans notorious Evin Prison announced yesterday in a joint statement that they were going to go on hunger strike to protest what they called the sham undemocratic [June 17 presidential”> elections and the lack of respect for human rights in Iran.
The political prisoners said they were defending the right to speak, the right to write freely, the right to belief, and freedom of all political prisoners without any questions.
They said that their hunger strike will begin on June 10 and will continue for one month until July 9.
The prisoners called for a general boycott of the elections and invited political prisoners from elsewhere throughout the country to join them in the strike.
