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Guantánamo Bay hunger strike worsens in spite of Obama's promises | World news | guardian.co.uk

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A long-running hunger strike by detainees at Guantà ¡namo has worsened since Barack Obama promised action to close the controversial prison camp in a landmark speech last Thursday. On the eve of Obama's address, there were 103 prisoners on hunger strike, with 31 being force-fed by military authorities and one in hospital. Since then, not a single prisoner has stopped their strike, and now 36 of the detainees are being force-fed to keep them alive, with five of them being hospitalised.
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