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July 25, 2013

Attorneys: Pentagon Violating Guantánamo Hunger Strikers' Religious Freedom 
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Attorneys for Guantánamo Bay prisoners have filed an emergency motion
accusing prison authorities of violating religious rights during
Ramadan. The military has reportedly blocked nightly communal prayers
for prisoners refusing to end a lengthy hunger strike. Prisoners have
been on hunger strike since February protesting their indefinite
imprisonment. The new legal filing asks a federal court to grant an
injunction ensuring that prisoners' religious rights are protected.
Around 46 hunger strikers are reportedly being force-fed with nasal
tubes.

 

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