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Ronak Aghaii was arrested by intelligence forces in September 2017 and taken to Orumiyeh on the charge of \u201choisting the flag of Kurdistan\u201d in the gatherings of Mahabad residents in support of the referendum on independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan. Iran: Maryam Akbari goes on hunger strike to support Golrokh IraeePolitical prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared declared on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, that she will to on hunger strike for three days in solidarity with the hunger striking political prisoner Golrokh Iraee. She urged international human rights organizations to take urgent action to save the life of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee.After 60 days of hunger strike, political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee fainted, suffered seizures and subsequently went into coma on Tuesday, April 3.Activities of the \"Total oil company' in Iran depends on the decision of TrumpIn a recent interview with the Economics Corp. 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