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– Iranian journalist on hunger strike now in critical condition (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 11, 2017

Henghameh Shahidi is a journalist who has been on hunger strike since her arrest on 9 March 2017. She is currently held in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin prison.
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