Iranian Attorney at Law and HR Activist, Went on Hunger Strike

According to a close source, Abdolfattah Soltani, who was arrested seven years ago for his Human Rights activities, announced that he would go on a hunger strike on March 21. 
Abdolfattah Soltani was arrested in September 2011 on the charge of “propaganda against the system” and cofounding Defenders of Human Rights Center, and he was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment which was reduced to 10 years. Based on Article 134, if a defendant is faced with more than one charges, the charge with the highest penalty will be taken into account; this means that Mr. Soltani has served more than two third of his sentence and technically he can be granted conditional release.
However, Abdolfattah Soltani’s relatives claim that his retrial and conditional release are somehow rejected. A few days ago, Soltani’s two lawyers informed him that their request for a retrial and/or conditional release was dismissed. 
It should be noted that some of Abdolfattah Soltani’s charges were receiving Nuremberg International Human Rights Award and giving information about his clients who were political, ideological, and syndicate activists.
Abdolfattah Soltani is suffering from several diseases including acute neuronal colitis and fluctuating blood pressure after seven years in Evin Prison.