A prisoner on death row is on hunger strike:

UROMIA, Eastern Kurdistan, — A Kurdish prisoner named Mohammad Amin Agoshi, a retired teacher whose sentence was death last year, is in hunger strike since 13th Aug 2010.

According to Mokoryan news agency, due to the fact that Mr Agoshi has been inhumanely treated by the jailors and in protest to the psychological torture, (taking him to the execution room constantly) he announced hunger strike.

Agoshi was captured with Eiraj Mohammadi and Ahmad Khani with the excuse of being spy against Iranian regime last year and sentenced to death by military court of Uromia’s province. In addition, Rehim Rashi has been on hunger strike for the last 28 days and he is suffering from severe illnesses, his condition is extremely deteriorating, which he needs immediate treatment.