Hossein Lonagi in an undated handout photo.
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Iranians continue to protest in the streets against Tehran’s rulers, often at enormous personal cost. One brave example is contributor Hossein Ronaghi and his family.
The Iranian government has accused Mr. Ronagi of crimes including acting against national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic. His real attack is getting the attention of the West. About how the regime is violating the rights of its compatriots on these pages. Mr. Ronagi refused to flee Iran and surrendered to authorities on September 24 to save his family and friends from the risk of hiding his identity.
Mr Ronagi said months ago that hunger strikes are “one of the few ways” prisoners can continue to resist while in captivity.Last week he passed 40 days without food and his longtime friend Laleh Roudi said Tuesday his hunger strike is continuing. murmured On November 1, Ronagi announced that he had lost “18 kilos” and about 40 pounds.
The news is even more troubling given that Ronagi was already in frail health after having previously endured torture and spent about six years in prison. The only thing is that he is now about 60% functioning, according to the doctor who examined him after his arrest. She added that a guard had broken one of Ms. Ronagi’s legs and injured the other.
Mr. Ronagi’s younger brother murmured “My parents spent more than 20 days waiting in front of the prison from morning until night to hear Hossein’s story,” he said last week. Mr. Ronagi’s family was disturbed by the phone calls and short visits. Over the weekend, his father had a heart attack outside of prison. According to Hassan Ronagi’s tweet, he underwent angioplasty and was discharged from the hospital on Monday.
Iranian human rights activists said last week that at least 270 Iranians have been killed and about 14,000 arrested since protests began in September after the death of 22-year-old Masa Amini in moral police custody. presumed to be Like Mr. Ronagi, they are willing to die to challenge dictatorships.
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