voice of Iran**Hunger strike held outside Downing Street in London to condemn mass execution in Iran
voice of Iran
Hunger strike held outside Downing Street in London to condemn mass execution in Iran
Campaigners start a three day hunger strike outside Downing Street
The protest is being held in reaction to the death of at least 20 Sunni inmates at Gohardasht Prison near capital Tehran on Wednesday, on the anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.
The execution was slammed by the National Council of Resistance in Iran ( NCRI ) which is hoping to use the hunger strike in Whitehall to pressure the Foreign Office to openly criticise it.
The protest also takes place 28 years after the execution of potentially tens of thousands of dissidents by Iranian authorities.
As well as achieving support from the UK government, the campaigners also hope to secure a similar missive from the UN Security Council and UN Human Rights Council.
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