Doctors in Switzerland refuse to force-feed cannabis hunger striker Bernard Rappaz...

Imprisoned cannabis farmer Bernard Rappaz has been on hunger strike for more than 80 days in protest at a prison sentence he considers too high.

Doctors have refused orders from the authorities to force feed him, turning the case into a modern Greek tragedy, one Swiss newspaper, the Tages-Anzeiger, wrote last week.

In the latest twist to the story, on Tuesday the Federal Court rejected Rappaz' appeal for his imprisonment to be suspended.

Across Switzerland, everyone is talking about the case and what should be done. More...

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