Footage of an Iranian activist on hunger strike has sparked widespread concern on social media. The doctor Farhad Meysami, who has been in prison since 2018, has been on hunger strike since the last protests against the mullahs’ rule broke out in autumn 2022.
The recording released by human rights activists on Thursday shows a completely emaciated and shaven 53-year-old man. Iranians were shocked, prominent politicians and intellectuals again called for his release from Gohardasht prison in Karaj near the capital Tehran. Meysami has been in prison for more than four years. Justice accuses him of violating “national security”. The well-known activist had already gone on hunger strike in 2018. According to media reports, Meysami is calling for an end to the executions of demonstrators, the release of political prisoners and an end to strict Islamic dress codes.
The wave of protests has subsided
The latest wave of protests in Iran was triggered by the death of Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody in mid-September. She had been arrested by the so-called vice police for violating Islamic dress codes. Street protests have subsided in recent weeks.
Many women now express their displeasure through civil disobedience, for example by ignoring the mandatory headscarf. This must now be monitored using cameras. Existing traffic surveillance cameras will be used for this, the Iranian newspaper “Etemad” reported on Friday.
Source: Krone
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