Wednesday 17 December 2014

Ivory Coast hunger strike prisoners receiving medical treatment

By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) - About 150 suspected supporters of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo are receiving medical treatment in prison after starting a hunger strike this month, an official from Gbagbo's political party and a U.N. document said. More than 300 detainees at the main prison in the commercial capital Abidjan, many of whom have been held for more than two years, began their hunger strike on Dec. 1, calling for Ivorian authorities to either start their trials or free them on bail. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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