© 2023 Hawaiʻi Public Radio
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Iranian Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike Nears Death

Published July 30, 2005 at 6:00 PM HST
Akbar Ganji has been on a hunger strike for 51 days. He has been in prison since 2000 for publishing articles linking the Rafsanjani regime to political murders in Iran.
Akbar Ganji has been on a hunger strike for 51 days. He has been in prison since 2000 for publishing articles linking the Rafsanjani regime to political murders in Iran.

Copyright 2005 NPR

Tags
NPR News NPR World Newsnpr newsNPR Top Stories
Related Stories