65 prisoners stage hunger strike

Isiolo. Sixty-five Ethiopians serving time at the Isiolo GK Prison for being in the country illegally have staged a hunger strike, saying their imprisonment was unfair.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

Brotherhood in Egypt hunger strike

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood jailed in Egypt go on hunger strike in protest at their "inhumane treatment" in prison, the group says.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Hunger strike in Ebola-hit Guinea

A hunger strike is launched in Guinea in protest against the military's presence in a village where an Ebola awareness team was murdered.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

12 May

Four suspected 'Uamsho' terrorists on hunger strike

IPPmedia
Four suspected 'Uamsho' terrorists on hunger strike
IPPmedia
Four suspected in terrorists have gone on a hunger strike alleging prosecution orchestrated delays of the case. The development was exposed yesterday before the Kisutu Resident Magistrates' Court after the four suspected members of the Islamic Revival ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

02 Jan

Foreign remandees at Keko Prison threaten hunger strike

Foreign remandees at Keko Prison threaten hunger strike
IPPmedia
Just a day after a Sierra Leone national was shot dead by a prison warden at a Dar es Salaam court, foreign remandees at Keko Prison in the city have threatened to go on hunger strike. They also threatened to boycott court sessions unless assured of their ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jul

LAKE ZONE: Teachers stage strike in standoff with villagers

Following an assault on a teacher last weekend, educators in the ward have decided to ditch their duties claiming that their lives are at risk.

 

11 years ago

BBC

S Sudan urged to release prisoners

The UN Security Council calls on President Salva Kiir to free political prisoners in the hope of bringing about a ceasefire in South Sudan with rebels led by his former vice-president.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Aug

New Burundi, Rwanda tensions over prisoners

Tensions between Rwanda and Burundi continue to simmer following reports that dozens of Rwandans are being held incommunicado by Burundian authorities on suspicion of espionage, amid reports that Kigali has offered a safe haven to Burundian opposition members.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Indonesia executes drugs prisoners

Eight convicted drug smugglers, including three Nigerians and a Ghanaian, have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Indonesia prisoners in final goodbye

Prisoners due to be executed for drugs offences in Indonesia, including three Nigerians and a Ghanaian, spend final moments with their families.

 

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