Aid Organizer in Hospital After 39 Days Without Food

Aid Organizer in Hospital After 39 Days Without Food

Wael Naouar, organizer of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an aid group, was hospitalized in Tunisia Sept. 23 after 39 days refusing food to protest his jailing. Rights chief Bassem Trifi says condition is very critical; the group says barely conscious; his lawyer says he lost over 20kg. He and three others face unproven charges of misusing money since March.

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