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Tuberculosis Spread and Hunger Strike in Roumieh Prison
More than 400 inmates at Roumieh Central Prison have been on a hunger strike for the twelfth day, protesting the postponement of the general amnesty law by the Constitutional Council after it was challenged by deputies of the Free Patriotic Movement. The strike has led to a deterioration in the health of the participants, with the number of critical cases rising to 32, including elderly inmates and those with chronic illnesses, some of whom have been transferred to hospitals in emergency situations. Additionally, the Lebanese Prisoners' Rights Observatory has recorded new cases of tuberculosis within the prison, with five inmates isolated in quarantine after suspected infections. The Prisoners' Families Committee is calling on the Constitutional Council to swiftly rule on the legal challenge and to resume the enforcement of the amnesty law, amid worsening humanitarian and health conditions for the detainees.
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