Iran: Political prisoner continues hunger strike

Saturday, February 20, 2016 marked the 21st day of hunger strike by Mohammad Ali Taheri, a prisoner of conscious in the notorious Tehran Evin Prison.

Taheri had begun his hunger strike on January 30 until he is unconditionally released after serving his term of 5 years behind bars.

Political prisoner Mohammad-Ali Taheri had been previously sentenced for ludicrous charges such as “insulting the sanctities; illicit usage of scientific titles (doctor and engineer); writing misleading books and articles”

"Mohammad Ali Taheri, founder of a new spiritual group in Iran called Erfan-e-Halgheh, was arrested on 4 May 2011 by officials linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and held incommunicado for nine months in Section 2A of Evin Prison," according to Amnesty international.