On December
15th Reza Shahabi announced his medical treatment refusal in protest
against the mistreatment by the prison warder and also reckless disregard of
prison authorities about deterioration of his health condition.
A day
later, he informed his wife and daughter that he has begun a hunger strike and
will continue it until he is released on bail for medical treatment outside the
prison.
His wife
said in an interview that he even stopped taking his blood pressure medication,
which is an extra hazard to him.
