Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soar

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Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soar

At least 1,500 protest after six men on drug-related charges put in solitary confinement before possible execution Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail have sewn their lips shut as hundreds of prisoners joined a mass hunger strike amid a surge in executions over drug offences and charges linked to anti-government protests. The hunger strike, involving at least 1,500 death row prisoners at Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran,…