Rumia Prison Strike Continues Threatening Chronic Illness Patients | Nidaa Al-Watan
Prisoners in Riyaq Prison continue their hunger strike and refusal to take medication for the seventh consecutive day in protest against the Constitutional Council's decision to suspend the effects of the General Amnesty Law, following a legal challenge filed by deputies from the Free Patriotic Movement. Their deteriorating health has led to the decline of over eleven inmates' conditions, including two elderly men and patients with chronic illnesses, with an emphasis that the strikers refuse to end their strike until the court challenge is resolved. In a poignant video message, one inmate expressed his suffering and pain, criticized the suspension decision, and warned of the risks of continuing the crisis, alerting to a potential humanitarian disaster that could result in casualties within Lebanese prisons. The prisons are currently in a state of alert, with warnings of the worsening crisis amid ongoing tension, alongside community support for the prisoners' families and calls for participation in ongoing protests. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Council's decision remains a decisive factor in the fate of this crisis.
تنويه: هذا ملخص تم إنشاؤه بواسطة الذكاء الاصطناعي
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