Syrian political prisoners launch hunger strike
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, October 30, 2006
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Three political detainees in Syrian jails have gone on a hunger strike to protest their continuing detention, a lawyer said on Sunday. Khalil Maatuk said that lawyer Anwar al-Bunni, writer Michel Kilo and political activist Kamal Labwani decided on the strike on Saturday. Maatuk said Kilo would not accept food for three days only "for health reasons."
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