The courtyard of Roumieh prison. (Credit: Archive photo Ramzi Haidar/AFP)
In a video filmed inside Building B of Roumieh Prison, which houses Salafist inmates, a detainee standing alongside about 59 other prisoners announced on Sunday the launch of an open-ended hunger strike starting Monday. The move aims to protest what he described as “tragic and inhumane” conditions inside the prison.“Our hunger strike will continue until our legitimate demands are met,” the detainee said, calling on prisoners across the country to join the action. According to media reports, inmates at the Tripoli Justice Palace prison also began a hunger strike on Monday.The detainee who spoke in the video also called on “people of conscience” from “all segments of society” to join a solidarity sit-in at Riad al-Solh Square in downtown Beirut on Friday at 12:30 p.m. Discover our special series about Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails...
In a video filmed inside Building B of Roumieh Prison, which houses Salafist inmates, a detainee standing alongside about 59 other prisoners announced on Sunday the launch of an open-ended hunger strike starting Monday. The move aims to protest what he described as “tragic and inhumane” conditions inside the prison.“Our hunger strike will continue until our legitimate demands are met,” the detainee said, calling on prisoners across the country to join the action. According to media reports, inmates at the Tripoli Justice Palace prison also began a hunger strike on Monday.The detainee who spoke in the video also called on “people of conscience” from “all segments of society” to join a solidarity sit-in at Riad al-Solh Square in downtown Beirut on Friday at 12:30 p.m. Discover our special series about Lebanese prisoners...
