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 Obama administration conducted a prisoner swap, but excluded Namazi from the procedure after receiving assurances from Tehran that he would be released within weeks. The prisoner swap coincided with the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015.
However, Namazi was never released, and is currently being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. He has become the “longest-held Iranian-American hostage in history,” Namazi, 51, wrote in the Jan. 16th letter. Evin prison is the primary site for Tehran’s political prisoners and has been accused of human rights abuses….