More than half of Guantanamo detainees now on hunger strike

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The US Military confirmed on Monday that 84 of the 166 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder] are on hunger strike, protesting their conditions and indefinite detention. The hunger strike [RT timeline] began in February with just a few prisoners and has grown over the past weeks to include more than half of the detainees. According to the military, while there are no life-threatening conditions [BBC report], guards are force-feeding 16 of the 84 strikers, and five are being treated in the hospital. The current hunger strike constitutes the longest protest affecting the largest number of prisoners at Guantanamo...