Iranian opposition sources report that about 1,500 prisoners at Kazalhasar Prison in Karaj have been on hunger strike for over two weeks, protesting the execution of political prisoners. Videos from inside the prison show inmates refusing meals and chanting 'No to executions.'
Iranian opposition sources report that around 1,500 prisoners at Kazalhasar Prison in Karaj have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks, protesting the regime's execution of political prisoners. Videos circulating from inside the prison show inmates refusing meals provided by guards and chanting 'No to executions.' Kazalhasar Prison is one of Iran's main facilities for carrying out capital punishment and has become a symbol of the regime's human rights record.
The Zioneer reported on July 22 that prisoners at the same prison held a widespread strike, though the current report describes a larger, sustained hunger strike now entering its third week. The protest comes amid a broader crackdown on dissent, with over 100 executions reported in the past month, as the desk has documented.
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