Mehraveh Khandan, the daughter of detained civil activist Reza Khandan, confirmed that he had begun a hunger strike Monday over the conditions of his detention in Iran.
In an Instagram post, Mehraveh Khandan said, “My father was transferred from the quarantine section to the general prison ward. However, he is being held in the prayer room, which is part of the public area and lacks adequate conditions, even for sleeping.”
Reza Khandan has previously spoken out against the mandatory hijab in Iran and the country’s use of the death penalty.
