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Jailed Iranian journalist ends hunger strike
Updated: Monday, November 02, 2009
16:300MT—1 1 3OAM/EST
Washington, 2 November (WashingtonTV)—Jailed Iranian journalist Fanba Pajooh has ended her hunger strike,
begun on 26 October, because of very serious health problems, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday.
Pajooh, a journalist for reformist publications, including Etemad-e Melli newspaper, was arrested on 22 August
and has been in detention in Tehran's Evin Prison
The journalist, who has a serious ulcer condition, went on a hunger strike to protest against her continued
imprisonment.
A family member who visited her in prison yesterday told Reporters Without Borders: “She is very weak and can
no longer bear her prison conditions.
Her lawyer, Nemat Ahmadi, has told the Paris-based press freedom organization that he has not been able to
see his client.
Charges against Pajooh have not been officially announced.
Source: Reporters Without Borders website
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