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Lebanese prisoners continue hunger strike over amnesty law suspension
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About 400 prisoners are on hunger strike at Roumieh prison.
About 400 inmates at Roumieh prison have been on hunger strike since September 12 to protest the suspension of a general amnesty law. A lawyer said their health had become dire and that ambulances were taking prisoners away daily.
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AllegedAbout 400 prisoners are on hunger strike at Roumieh prison.
âAbout 400 prisoners are on a hunger strike for more than two weeks.â
AllegedMohammed Sablouh said the prisonersâ medical condition was dire.
âtheir condition is direâ
The hunger strike began on September 12.
âThe inmates at Roumieh prison went on a hunger strike on September 12â