Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been hospitalised after refusing to eat for days, raising concerns about his deteriorating health. Besigye, a vocal critic of President…
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Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is reported to be in critical condition in prison, three days after beginning a hunger strike in protest against his detention,…
The former presidential candidate of Uganda, Kizza Besigye, has gone on a hunger strike, months after he was taken from nearby Kenya and placed under arrest.…
A former 2019 Comoros presidential candidate, Achmet Said Mohamed, has entered the fifth day of a hunger strike, demanding either a trial or release after being…
Gabon’s deposed President, Ali Bongo, along with two of his sons, has initiated a hunger strike to protest against what their family lawyer describes as “acts…
Rached Ghannouchi, the 82-year-old leader of the Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, has commenced a hunger strike on Monday, as confirmed by his Islamist-inspired party. Ghannouchi, who…
Senegal has ordered the release of journalist and government critic Pape Ale Niang, whose detention for more than a month incensed the media community and human…
Three Egyptian activists have began hunger strikes on February 10 and 11, 2022, to protest their indefinite pretrial detention. According to Human Rights Watch, Egyptian authorities…