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He is thought to have angered the prison authorities by going on hunger-strike protests.
Britain's Guantánamo survivors are suffering a toxic legacy 2012
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Mathur/Reuters In major cities across India Wednesday evening, including Bangalore and Chennai, people gathered to support Mr. Hazare, who was jailed Tuesday after refusing to agree to police conditions for his planned hunger-strike protest.
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Jailed Indian activist Anna Hazare has reached a deal with police to leave detention and stage his planned hunger-strike protest against corruption, while SABMiller stepped up its pursuit of Foster's.
Asian Shares Mostly Lower Leslie Shaffer 2011
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My point being, would Gandhi be Gandhi without someone to make sure there was a mat for him to lay-out on after the hunger-strike?
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A hunger-strike movement is gathering steam after the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata, a 42-year-old activist who refused food for more than 80 days.
The End May Be Near 2010
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The death of a hunger striker would likely build on the international condemnation of Cuba's regime that followed the February hunger-strike death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata.
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According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran, yesterday afternoon the 36 prisoners -- who are on hunger-strike -- were beaten up and tortured for more than two hours before being bundled into vans and transferred from Khalis city prison to Baghdad.
The Iraq/Iran axis steps up its attack on Iranian dissidents 2009
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Holloway Prison brooches and hunger-strike medals apparently became popular after 1909, when women were being tried and gaoled in larger numbers.
The Symbolism of Suffragette Jewellery Hels 2009
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Holloway Prison brooches and hunger-strike medals apparently became popular after 1909, when women were being tried and gaoled in larger numbers.
Archive 2009-02-01 Hels 2009
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According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran, yesterday afternoon the 36 prisoners -- who are on hunger-strike -- were beaten up and tortured for more than two hours before being bundled into vans and transferred from Khalis city prison to Baghdad.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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