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May 19, 2014

Judge Orders Halt to Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoner 
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A federal judge has ordered the military to stop force-feeding a
hunger-striking prisoner at Guantánamo Bay. Syrian national Abu Wa'el
Dhiab is among the dozens of prisoners who have refused to eat in
protest of indefinite imprisonment and harsh conditions at Guantánamo.
On Friday, District Court Judge Gladys Kessler ordered a halt to the
force-feeding and told the military to preserve video footage of the
practice until a hearing this week. It is the first time a court has
blocked a force-feeding since the Guantánamo hunger strike began more
than a year ago.

 

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