Iran: Hunger striker demands medical treatment: Reza Shahabi

Index Number: MDE 13/001/2013
Date Published: 4 January 2013
Categories: Iran

Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi, a prisoner of conscience, started a hunger strike on 17 December 2012 in protest at the authorities’ denial of his repeated requests for medical leave. He is refusing medication as well as food. He is in poor health and requires specialized medical care outside the prison.