RFL/RE – Benjamin Briere, a French national held in Iran, has gone on hunger strike for the second time since his incarceration in May 2020, his sister and his lawyer said on February 6. Briere, who was sentenced to eight years in jail for espionage, is one of seven French and more than two dozen foreign nationals who campaigners say Iran has jailed in a strategy of hostage-taking to extract concessions from the West. A hunger strike is the “only weapon he has,” his sister, Blandine Briere, said in a statement. He stopped eating on January 28, she said.
- 1 year ago
Michael Earhart
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Frenchman Held In Iran Reportedly Starts New Hunger Strike
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