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Tuesday 21 January 20144 Sunni prisoners ended the hunger strike after 75 days
HRANA News Agency – Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamsid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani, ended their hunger strike after 75 days. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these 4 Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar, had started their hunger strike in protest to their death sentences and violation of their rights as prisoners, on November 4, 2013. They have written a letter of statement at the end of the strike which you are about to see the complete text: In the name of God of kindness and justice We, the Sunni political-conscientious prisoners of Ghezelhesar, started our hunger strike in protest to our death sentences and our transfer to Ghezelhesar, which is devoted to drug smuggling and murder criminals, 75 days ago, on November 4, with the hope to inform authorities from our condition. In this regard, Sunni religious figures, Iranian human rights activists and international organizations such as Amnesty International reporter our conditions, and due to high risk of our health condition, asked for ending the strike and consideration of authorities. We appreciate all of them. Recent days, the chief of Ghezelhesar prison, Mr. Seyed Ali Hosseini met with us and promised for consideration of our retrial, execution cancellation and out transfer to Rajaei Shahr prison, and ask to end our hunger strike. Following the repetitive requests from great Sunni scholars, and the emphatic promise of chief of prison for endeavor for execution cancellation and our transfer to Rajaei Shar prison, we announce that we end our hunger strike after 75 days, on Saturday, January 19. Besides, we ask from our kind dears’ fathers and mothers, who accompanied in solidarity with us, for 21 days, to end their strike. We hope, this time the authorities heard our voices and do something quick for our transfer and execution cancellation. Bless you all – the Sunni political prisoners of conscientious-Ghezelhesar prison Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid Dehghani, Jahangir Dehghani |