Fariba Adelkhah renounces to stop eating. The Franco-Iranian researcher, detained since June 2019 in Iran, ended her hunger strike on Wednesday February 12, which she has been observing since December 24 to protest against her imprisonment, her lawyer announced.
"Ms. Adelkhah responded to a written request from political and civil society activists, and ended her hunger strike at noon (8:30 am GMT) today," said lawyer Said Dehghan said. AFP.
In an "alarming" state
The researcher's support committee recently deemed her state of health "alarming" and called on her to end the hunger strike.
Fariba Adelkhah, Franco-Iranian anthropologist, and his companion Roland Marchal, specialist in the Horn of Africa, who had come to join her for a private visit, were arrested by the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the regime, June 5, 2019 at Tehran Airport.
🚨 Press release from the Support Committee for Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal (February 10, 2020)
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They have since been prosecuted for threats to "national security" and "propaganda" against the regime, trumped-up charges according to their support committee. Their trial could open soon in Tehran.
Detained in Evin prison in Tehran, Fariba Adelkhah had started a hunger strike on December 24 to demand their release "and more generally respect for academic freedom", according to this committee.
With AFP
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