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May 29, 2006
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station: "Hunger Strike" Spreads
There is an obvious solution to this kind of thing; let the bastards die: Guantanamo hunger strike spreads
The number of detainees on hunger strike at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has grown and now involves 75 inmates, the US says.Navy Cmdr Robert Durand said the new hunger strike was aimed at attracting media attention and may also be connected to a disturbance on 18 May.
Detainees started an on-off hunger strike last August to protest at their continued detention and conditions.
Rights groups have voiced concerns that the US has force-fed the strikers.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at May 29, 2006 1:04 PM
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