Protesters mount hunger strike outside Downing Street over Iran regime's executions

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Protest: Demonstrators used hangmans' nooses as props during the three-day hunger strike Mohammad Hanif Jazayer

Hordes of protesters have entered the final day of a hunger strike outside Downing Street in a bid to convince the government to condemn “horrific” executions being carried out in Iran.

The three-day starvation demo began on Saturday to coincide with the anniversary of the 1988 massacre in which 30,000 political prisoners were slaughtered in the country.

Over the weekend groups of Anglo-Iranians and British supporters flocked to Downing Street in anger at the execution of scores of Iranian nationals last week.

The National Council of Resistance in Iran says more than 2,500 people have been hanged during the presidency of Hassan Rouhani,