Tunisia’s opposition trial could end with a verdict tonight
Defence lawyers criticize Tunisia’s trial of opposition figures, calling it a farce as the verdict approaches.
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Kizza Besigye’s hunger strike leads to hospitalization in Uganda
Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on a hunger strike, has been hospitalized after his health significantly deteriorated while in detention.
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Ugandan politician Besigye in critical condition after days in jail
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is reportedly “critically ill” in jail after embarking on a hunger strike to protest his detention.
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British-Egyptian activist’s mother calls out UK after 100 days
Laila Soueif, mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, reaches 100 days of a hunger strike, urging the UK government to act decisively for her son’s release.
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British-Egyptian activist’s mother desperate for intervention
The mother of a jailed British-Egyptian activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, is on a hunger strike to pressure the UK government to secure his release from an Egyptian prison.
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Tunisia opposition leader hospitalized after 18-day hunger strike
The jailed deputy leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda movement was hospitalized after an 18-day hunger strike protesting his imprisonment.
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Ethiopian fears grip Sudanese refugees
Nearly 1,000 Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia fled their camp fearing violence.
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Gabon former president Ali Bongo on hunger strike
Former President Ali Bongo of Gabon and his two youngest sons, Jalil and Bilal, have started a hunger strike.
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