Romanian Prison Inmates on Hunger Strile
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More than 6,000 inmates at 24 prisons around Romania took part in hunger strikes and other protests Sunday to demand amnesty and better living conditions.Comment
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A woman whose two stepdaughters were discovered last year in an advanced state of starvation has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.
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The staff at the only television channel in Ukraine that gives airtime to the opposition have gone on a hunger strike, calling attention to what they say is government blackmail in the run-up to Sunday's ...
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Some dissidents arrested in a fierce crackdown on protests in military-ruled Myanmar have gone on hunger strike over police refusal to treat a protester with a broken leg, an activist said on Friday.
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BUCHAREST, Romania - A man who went to prison three years ago for claiming that he was robbed of Romania's biggest ever lottery prize has won a new lottery jackpot - this time for real.
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Fresh predictions for the prison population suggest government building plans may not provide enough cells for inmates.
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By MICHAEL MELIA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block - almost around the clock in some cases - is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat.
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Human rights experts call them "prisoners of conscience." Hundreds of them around the world are forced to live in deplorable conditions in jail cells and prison camps.
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A year after he was captured by US troops, some of Saddam Hussein&#39;s old lieutenants have stirred up new interest in his fate by going on hunger strike
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Tourists bored with bungee jumping and other extreme holidays may soon be able to get their teeth into another challenge: a couple of weeks in a former communist detention camp in Croatia with hard labour ...
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Hunger and lack of health care have  killed 16 detainees, some never convicted of a crime, at a  prison in central Democratic Republic of Congo since the start  of the year, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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In Romania, voters are deciding who will lead the impoverished former Communist nation toward membership in the European Union. The elections for a new president and parliament have been overshadowed
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Reports highlight problems in two UK prisons, including a vermin infestation in one
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Some Palestinian prisoners suspend a hunger strike now in its thirteenth day at other jails in Israel, reports say.
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The CIA ran secret prisons in Poland and Romania from 2003 to 2005 to interrogate al-Qaida suspects, a European investigator said Friday, detailing harsh treatment that included months of solitary confinement, shackling and sleep deprivation.
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Prisoners who endure poor or degrading treatment suffer much of the same long-term psychological distress as do captives who are tortured, suggests a study published Monday.
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ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia may reopen its most notorious communist-era prison for tourists willing to part with their money to re-enact the life of a political prisoner - including hard labor, stale food and nights in solitary confinement.