Apr 222013
Mass protest prompted by authorities' Koran search.
from The Independent
"Over half of all detainees at the US-run Guantanamo Bay military prison are now taking part in a hunger strike, with many being force-fed, a US military spokesman confirmed today.
"The number of prisoners on hunger strike has risen to 84, an increase of 32 since last Wednesday, with 16 now receiving 'enteral feedings,' a process involving being force-fed via tubes.
"Inmates at the facility, which houses 166 detainees, have been refusing food since February 6, when they claim prison officials searched their Korans for contraband, an act they considered to be religious desecration. …"
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