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akhbar-rooz
Jan.17/2008

Collective Human Rights Activists in Iran:
According to the reports from " Rejaie Shahr " prison, Mr. Behruz Javid Tehrani in protest to the political prisoners situation, sew his lips and joined to the hunger strike of other political prisoners and in a statement he announced:

To the welfare of the nation of Iran
I, Behruz Javid Tehrani in protest to the complicated situation of Mr. Mehrdad Lohrasbi, Mr. Seyed Mostafa Alavi , Mr. Khaled Hardani and Mr. Babak Dadbakhsh and the worsening condition of other political prisoners start the hunger strike from Jan. 15/2008 .

In recent days the situation of political prisoners in "Gohardasht prison" in the city of Karaj has been deteriorated and the prison officials increased the pressure on political prisoners by cutting off the heating system, not paying attention on adequate medical and hygene care and increasing the threats on political prisoners through criminal prisoners.

Also, during the past days,some prisoners of the ward number five of the " Gohardasht prison" in protest to the worsening condition of the prison gave slogans.

At present two political prisoner Mr. Babak Dadbakhsh and Mr. Behruz Javid Tehrani by sewing their lips started their hunger strike . Also, Doctor Mostafa Alavi and Mr. Mehrdad Lohrasbi are in hunger strike.

The "Collective Human Rights Activists in Iran" are worried about the health situation of political prisoners of this prison and call all human rights organizations of the world to react about the worsening situation of political prisoners in Iran.

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