According to Rahana, the 350 political prisoners in Evin ward have announced that following their previous statement, they have started their political fast yesterday May 21 and will continue fasting until June 12, the first anniversary of 2009 presidential election in Iran. On May 9 in Evin prison (Tehran) five Kurdish political prisoners have been executed. To protest against the execution thousands of people have taken to the streets, in Iran as well as in many other countries around the world.