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SCORES of detainees who were taken into custody during an anti-war demonstration in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region have started a hunger strike in protest at their treatment, the Morning Star heard today.
At least 54 people, including eight women, were held during an operation by security forces on Sunday evening against a protest called by the Tevgara Azadi organisation in the city of Slemani.
ANF journalist Rebaz Hessen, who was released on Tuesday following international pressure, said that those remaining behind bars included people with heart conditions and other medical complaints.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
