NCRI – On Sunday, the authorities at Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj transferred a group of 31 death row prisoners to an unknown location. Their cellmates fear that they will face executions in the coming days.
Over 500 prisoners began a hunger strike on Monday and demanded that the death sentences issued against their fellow prisoners be revoked, according to information received.
The strikers are all those detained in Section 2 of Ghezel Hesar prison. They began their hunger strike when they heard that the clerical regime intends to execute 11 of the inmates.
Hosseini, the director of Ghezel Hesar prison, threatened that if the strike does not end soon, the number of people on death row could reach 200.
Striking prisoners said that until the condemnation to death verdicts issued against their fellow prisoners has been cancelled, they will continue their hunger strike.
According to another report, in other sections of Ghezel Hesar prison, inmates also began to protest against the killings.
