Tuesday, January 17, 2023

American Siamak Namazi is on a hunger strike in Iranian prison. Why now and for what?

A mural in Washington, D.C. depicts Americans Siamak Namazi (left), who remains in Iran, and Jose Angel Pereira, who was released from Venezuela in October.

Namazi is on a hunger strike to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap that did not include him, and calling on Biden to free detainees in Iran. His lawyer spoke with NPR about those efforts.

(Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP)

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