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NEWS | Female Christian Prisoner Ended Her Hunger Strike

August 8, 2016
August 8, 2016

Maryam Naghash Zargaran, A Christian prisoner in Iran, has ended her hunger strike that lasted for over three weeks. Zargaran is serving four years in prison for her faith and ministry in the Islamic nation. She suffers from various medical conditions and has not received proper medical attention while imprisoned. Over the summer she was granted a few weeks medical leave but was summoned back to prison before completing her treatment. This sparked her most recent hunger strike which began on July 9 and ended on July 31 after prison authorities promised to handle her case more fairly. Learn more: http://ow.ly/BQmR30328hm

 

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