Albrecht Muth’s Refusal to Eat Delays Murder Trial
Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post(WASHINGTON) — A bizarre murder case involving a German expatriate who claims to be an Iraqi general and the death of his 91-year-old wife is now further complicated by the fact that the defendant is refusing to eat.Al…
Twenty-Four Guantanamo Detainees on ‘Hunger Strike-Lite’
John Moore/Getty Images(GUANTANAMO Bay, Cuba) — Twenty-four of the 166 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba are said to be on a hunger strike, but maybe not in the truest definition of the phrase.In a briefing with Pentagon reporters today, Ge…
With Palestinian Hunger Strikers Near Death, Fear of Violence
Kevin Horan/Stone(TEL AVIV) – Six Palestinian prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli prisons are in danger of “imminent death,” a result that could trigger an outbreak of violence in the relatively peaceful occupied West Bank, accord…