Arash Sadeghi started his hunger strike on October 24, 2016 after his wife, Golrokh Ebrahimi-Iraei was sentenced to six years in prison for writing an unpublished story about the barbaric practice of stoning women. He ended his hunger strike on January 3, 2017 after Golrokh was given a prison furlough. In this open letter to his supporters he states: “the issue is not only my wife Golrokh Iraei as an individual and as my wife. She is the symbol of all the girls, women and even men in this country whose basic human rights are being violated and have become innocent victims.”
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