Jailed Iranian-British charity worker goes on hunger strike in Tehran prison

Jailed Iranian-British charity worker goes on hunger strike in Tehran prison
An undated handout image released by the Free Nazanin campaign in London on June 10, 2016 shows Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (R) posing for a photograph with her husband Richard and daughter Gabriella (L). (AFP)
Updated 03 January 2019
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Jailed Iranian-British charity worker goes on hunger strike in Tehran prison

Jailed Iranian-British charity worker goes on hunger strike in Tehran prison

DUBAI: Jailed Iranian-British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she would go on hunger strike from Jan. 14, 2019 after being refused access to medical help, UK website The Independent reported.

Her announcement, which came in the form of a letter published by an Iranian rights charity, came from Tehran’s Evian prison and said the three-day strike with fellow inmate Narges Mohammadi, who is a prominent rights activist, but will go on until their demands are met.