RIGHTS-US: Hunger Strike Spreads at Guantanamo Camp
19th Sep 2005, 21:56 GMT
NEW YORK, Sep 19 (IPS) - A hunger strike started in June by terror suspects imprisoned by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Gitmo) -- and reportedly settled -- has been restarted and is growing, with 15 detainees hospitalised and 13 being fed through tubes.
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