Prominent Opposition Leader in Iran Begins Hunger Strike Old, sick and increasingly frustrated, Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest since 2001, demanded a public trial in exchange for ending his fast. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Italy May Split With Allies and Open Its Ports to China’s Building PushCody Weddle, a U.S. Journalist, Is Arrested in VenezuelaHuawei Sues U.S. as a ‘Last Resort’ Over What It Calls an Unfair BanNorth Korea, Jair Bolsonaro, Martha McSally: Your Thursday BriefingArab Raid Led to Freedom for American Hostage in YemenThai Political Party That Nominated King’s Sister Is Dissolved