More Prisoners Join Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike -- BBC
Seven prisoners have joined a hunger strike at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, bringing the total number to 52, US military officials have said.
Fifteen of the protesters are being force fed, and three of them are being observed in hospital.
Human rights groups say prisoners are frustrated with the military's failure to decide their future.
The US is currently holding 166 men at the facility, most without charge.
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Gitmo Detainees Claim Hunger Strike Abuses; Blocked from Meeting Lawyers, Defense Says -- US News and World Report
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