Jailed mum’s fears over hunger strike
A BRITISH-IRANIAN mum detained in Tehran feels a “strong sense of trepidation” ahead of a hunger strike, her husband Richard said.
Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe will strike for three days, starting this week, after being denied healthcare in prison.
Nazanin has suffered a catalogue of health issues since her arrest in 2016.
Richard said: “We know a hunger strike has significant physical consequences the longer it goes on for and Nazanin is feeling a strong sense of trepidation.
“But there aren’t many ways she can say, ‘Enough is enough. Take me seriously’.”
Nazanin will consider extending the hunger strike if demands to see a doctor are not met, he added.
The charity worker, from London, was sentenced to five years for spying, a charge she strongly denies.