News Center - Human rights activist Saba Kord Afshari, who has been held in prison for campaigning against the mandatory veil in Iran, has ended the hunger strike that she began on May 7. Her sister announced the end of the hunger strike on her social media account.

Saba Kord Afshari was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of “promoting corruption and prostitution” and to a year for “collusion against national security” and a year and six months for “spreading propaganda against the regime.”

She ends the hunger strike to prevent her mother from launching a hunger strike

The mother of Saba Kord Afshari was arrested and sentenced to 31 months in prison for supporting her daughter. Saba ends the hunger strike for her mother, who has been held in prison for supporting her. Her mother Raheleh Ahmadi previously announced that she would also go on a hunger strike to support her daughter.