Amnesty International"Spiritual teacher Mohammad Ali Taheri has been on hunger strike (taking only water) for 57 days. His hunger strike is in protest at his death sentence, as well as the Iranian authorities’ refusal to allow him access to his lawyers, whom he has not been able to meet since 22 August, and their refusal to allow him a copy of the written court verdict, which cites the reason for his death sentence. He is also protesting against the omission of a 200-page defence statement from his casefile that he had previously written and given to his interrogator, and the prison authorities denying him pen and paper to write a new statement for his Supreme Court appeal. Mohammad Ali Taheri’s lawyers submitted an appeal against his death sentence on 18 August and his case was sent to the Supreme Court, which has so far declined to provide any information about the status of the appeal. Mohammad Ali Taheri’s physical health is deteriorating: he has lost weight and is suffering from low blood pressure. He was taken to the prison clinic for a few hours on 18 September after he lost consciousness."
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