If the man is found fit to stand trial, he will face charges that now include terrorism. His lawyers said he would protest with a hunger strike.
Tag: Hunger Strikes
Palestinian Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Leads to Deal for Release
A Palestinian accused of plotting to kill Israelis went on a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment without trial. Fearing unrest, Israel agreed to release him.
Zhang Zhan, Chinese Citizen Journalist, Is Ailing From Hunger Strike
Zhang Zhan was sentenced to four years for videos about failures in handling the virus. She now weighs less than 90 pounds, her former lawyer says.
Aleksei Navalny, Putin’s Nemesis, Ends Hunger Strike in Russia
The imprisoned opposition leader said he was responding to calls from his doctors and a belief that he had accomplished at least some of his goals.
Aleksei Navalny, Putin’s Nemesis, Ends Hunger Strike
The imprisoned opposition leader said he was responding to calls from his doctors and a belief that he had accomplished at least some of his goals.
Aleksei Navalny Says He Is ‘A Skeleton Walking, Swaying, In Its Cell.’
Protests are starting to unfold across Russia as activists demand the release of the opposition leader from prison.
Aleksei Navalny’s Health in Prison Is Dire, His Doctors Say
Doctors said recent blood tests indicated that the Russian opposition leader, who is nearly three weeks into a hunger strike, was at risk of heart failure and “could die at any moment.”
Pressuring France to Bring Them Home, Women Who Joined ISIS Stage Hunger Strike
Frenchwomen who joined the Islamic State and are now held in squalid detention camps in Syria have gone on a hunger strike to protest France’s refusal to bring them back.
Pressuring France to Bring Them Home, Women Who Joined ISIS Stage Hunger Strike
Frenchwomen who joined the Islamic State and are now held in squalid detention camps in Syria have gone on a hunger strike to protest France’s refusal to bring them back.
A Chinese Dissident Tried to Fly to His Sick Wife in the U.S. Then He Vanished.
Friends and family have lost contact with Yang Maodong, who was stopped at a Shanghai airport from joining a flight to San Francisco.