Eighty-four of the 166 prisoners held at the US-run Guantanamo Bay facility are now on hunger strike, US military officials have said.
The prisoners are protesting against their indefinite detention. Most are being held without charge.
Sixteen of the 84 prisoners are being force-fed and five are being treated in hospital. None has a life-threatening condition, according to the military.
The hunger strike started in February and has grown rapidly in recent weeks.
The number of strikers last Wednesday was 52 and by Friday had reached 63.
Hunger strikes are frequent at Guantanamo, but the current protest - which began on 6 February - is one of the longest and most widespread. Full story...
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The prisoners are protesting against their indefinite detention. Most are being held without charge.
Sixteen of the 84 prisoners are being force-fed and five are being treated in hospital. None has a life-threatening condition, according to the military.
The hunger strike started in February and has grown rapidly in recent weeks.
The number of strikers last Wednesday was 52 and by Friday had reached 63.
Hunger strikes are frequent at Guantanamo, but the current protest - which began on 6 February - is one of the longest and most widespread. Full story...
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