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Iranian journos hunger strike

  • Iran: Monday, August 27 - 2007 at 07:28

The Paris based Reporters without Borders has expressed its concerns about the well-being of two Iranian journalists who have been on hunger strike for more than 40 days to protest against their imprisonment, reported Reuters. Adnan Hassanpour and Hiva Botimar have been held for more than six months and have been sentenced to death on the charge of 'moharebeh', which represents a crime against Islam and the state.

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