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Tag: hunger strike
Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian vows to maintain hunger strike
Laila Soueif, mother of Egyptian-British blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been detained in Egypt for more than five years, is continuing her hunger strike. ... Read More
Ghannouchi to start hunger strike this Friday September 29
Tunisia’s Ennahda Party leader Rached Ghannouchi is set to start this Friday September 29 a hunger strike from prison to protest against his detention since ... Read More
Algeria: Euro-Med rights watchdog slams punitive measures against striking prisoners of conscience
The Algerian authorities have been practicing "arbitrary" measures against dozens of prisoners of conscience, who went on strike to protest the extension of their detention, ... Read More
Tunisia: Nabil Karoui admitted to hospital after hunger strike
Nabil Karoui, head of Tunisia’s largest party in the parliament and media mogul has been admitted to hospital early Tuesday after he began a hunger ... Read More
Tunisia: Former Presidential candidate Karoui starts hunger strike in prison
Head of Heart of Tunisia party and Former Presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, started Saturday a hunger strike in prison to protest against his continued detention ... Read More
Algeria: Human Rights Militant on Hunger Strike Protesting Unfair Trial
Amazigh militant and human rights activist Kamal Eddine Fekhar staged a hunger strike in protest over the unfair trial he received from a local court ... Read More
Amnesty International Slams Restrictions of Freedoms in Algeria
Amnesty International had denounced the continued restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly and religion. In its annual ... Read More