Iran opposition leader under house arrest hospitalised following hunger strike


Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi (centre) at a gathering to mark the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, who was killed in a bombing on June 28, 1981, at Ghoba Mosque in Tehran in 2009. He has been placed under house arrest since 2011 over his role in protests that were sparked following allegations of rigged polls in 2009. – EPA pic, August 17, 2017.

IRANIAN opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, under house arrest for the past six years, was hospitalised today after going on hunger strike a day earlier to demand a trial date, his family told local media.

“His health condition deteriorated after the hunger strike and he is now hospitalised,” said the Sahamnews website, which is affiliated to Karroubi’s family.


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