Golrokh Irayi Transferred to Hospital While Continuing Hunger Strike

Golrokh Ebrahimi Irayi, a civil activist imprisoned in Iran who has been on hunger strike for 61 days, has been transferred to a hospital outside the prison due to the deterioration of her health condition.

Human rights organizations, based on information received from the prison, have described Golrokh Irayi’s physical condition as extremely critical.

Ms. Irayi, along with Atena Daemi, began their hunger strike on the fourteenth of Bahman in protest against their illegal transfer from Evin to Qarchak prison. Subsequently, Atena Daemi announced that she was ending her hunger strike to continue the struggle for freedom, but Golrokh Irayi has continued her hunger strike since that time.

Golrokh Irayi was sentenced to 3 years in prison on the charge of writing an unpublished story in which she condemned stoning as a punishment.

Last month, Amnesty International issued a statement calling for the release of these two women. Arash Sadeghi, Golrokh Irayi’s husband, is also serving his sentence in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.

Source: Voice of America