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Please Sir, Can I Read Some More
When Kalimah Priforce was eight years old and in foster care, he got more books the only way he could. He went on a hunger strike. Every great story has its miracles. A few weeks before reaching...
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Palestinian Hunger Strike
HeatherN comments on the recent Palestinian hunger strike. I’ll be upfront about my opinions about Palestine: I’m for a two-state solution. In part because I think that’s the only way to solve a lot...
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NEWSER: Gitmo Hunger Strike Grows
Attorneys for the detainees claim 100 of the 166 inmates are on a hunger strike, but a spokesman for the camp said that number and the allegations behind the strike are “outright falsehoods.”...
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US Notifies Attorneys if Clients are Force-Fed at Guantanamo
For the first time the US military is notifying lawyers of Guantanamo detainees if their clients have been force-fed. Attorneys for several detainees being held at Guantanamo have been notified that...
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GLOBALPOST: Venezuela Hunger Strikers Say Government Thugs Attacked Them
Venezuela: Hunger strikers say government thugs attacked them (via GlobalPost) Protesters say bikers dressed in Chavez’s socialist party colors robbed them and fired guns at them. The government...
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Guards and Detainees Clash at Guantanamo Bay
Advocates for the detainees say there are now over 100 prisoners participating in the hunger strikes. US forces clashed with detainees at Guantanamo Bay in a raid conducted Saturday morning with the...
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Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Bay Grows
The military now admits that nearly 100 detainees are on a hunger strike. According to a military spokesperson, there have been 8 more detainees from Guantanamo who are now considered on a hunger...
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Officials Report Gitmo Hunger Strikers Now Number 100
Lawyers for the detainees insist that the military is still “undercounting” the number of men on hunger strike. According to military officials, there are now 100 detainees participating in the...
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US Navy Sends Extra Medical Staff and Specialists to Guantanamo Bay
40 US Navy medical personnel arrived at Guantanamo over the weekend to help care for the detainees who are still on a hunger strike. According to official reports, nearly two-thirds of the detainees...
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UN Declares Force-Feeding Breach of International Law
Inmates on a hunger strike are being force-fed by US authorities at Guantanamo Bay jail. US authorities have tried to stem a protest at Guantanamo Bay jail by force-feeding those on the hunger strike,...
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American Minister Timothy Murphy Joins Gitmo Prisoners in Hunger Strike
More than 100 days have passed since the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay started, and with no progress being made, an American minister has joined the strike. On Sunday, May 12, Timothy Murphy began a...
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Federal Judge Won’t Stop Force-Feeding at Guantanamo
As of Monday, 106 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo Bay met the criteria to be declared “hunger strikers.” District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Monday that although the practice of force feeding the...
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Guantánamo Bay Force-Feeding of Yasiin Bey
How far would you go to bring light to a social issue? Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) was force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure. What steps would you take to bring light to a social issue? Would...
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Nearly 30,000 California Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Of the 133,000 inmates in California prisons nearly 30,000 have refused meals for two days in a row. Corrections officials say that the inmates refusing meals are doing it in support, and to show...
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California Inmates on Hunger Strike May Now Face Disciplinary Action
Prison authorities in California warn that hunger-striking inmates could face disciplinary action for “mass disturbances.” The hunger strike launched by California’s prison inmates on Monday marks the...
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Is the Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Over?
The military said in a statement released on Friday, that 99 of the 102 inmates listed as being on hunger strike had eaten a hot meal in the previous 24 hours. A spokesman for Joint Task Force...
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Guantanamo Officials Will No Longer Disclose the Number of Detainees on...
The change coincides with a new public relations director for Guantanamo, who told the Miami Herald the disclosure threatens prison operations. — This post originally appeared at ThinkProgress By...
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Please Sir, Can I Read Some More
When Kalimah Priforce was eight years old and in foster care, he got more books the only way he could. He went on a hunger strike.Every great story has its miracles.A few weeks before reaching nine...
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Palestinian Hunger Strike
HeatherN comments on the recent Palestinian hunger strike.I’ll be upfront about my opinions about Palestine: I’m for a two-state solution. In part because I think that’s the only way to solve a lot of...
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NEWSER: Gitmo Hunger Strike Grows
Attorneys for the detainees claim 100 of the 166 inmates are on a hunger strike, but a spokesman for the camp said that number and the allegations behind the strike are “outright falsehoods.”According...
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