12 May 2004

Alert

Jailed journalist Ensafali Hedayat begins hunger strike; 18-month sentence confirmed on appeal


Incident details

Ensafali Hedayat

journalist(s)

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(RSF/IFEX) - On 11 May 2004, the Tabriz Appeals Court confirmed journalist Ensafali Hedayat's 18-month prison sentence. He has been physically weakened by health problems since his incarceration on 16 January. Having posted bail, Hedayat should have been released pending his appeals trial. RSF is particularly concerned by the fact that the journalist recently started a hunger strike.



Source:

Reporters Without Borders
47, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
rsf (@) rsf.org
Phone: +33 1 44 83 84 84
Fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51
 

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