Tag: Siamak Namazi

American Imprisoned in Iran Pleads With President Biden for Release, Goes on Seven-Day Hunger Strike for Each Detained Year

An Iranian-American in Tehran’s custody, who has written a letter to President Joe Biden, went on a seven-day hunger strike to mark the seven years he has suffered in detention in the Islamic country. Since his arrest in October 2015, Siamak Namazi has been held incommunicado by the Iranian regime. On Jan. 16, 2016, the…


American Imprisoned in Iran Pleads With President Biden for Release, Goes on 7-Day Hunger Strike for Each Detained Year

An Iranian American being held in Tehran began a seven-day hunger strike on Jan. 16 to mark the seven years he has been detained in the Islamic country. Since his arrest in October 2015, Siamak Namazi has been held incommunicado by the Iranian regime. On Jan. 16, 2016, the Obama administration conducted a prisoner swap,…