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– Protesting mistreatment in prison, Emirati activist survives six weeks of hunger strike (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 12, 2017

Imran Radwan, who is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence in an Abu Dhabi prison, decided to protest horrible prison conditions using one of the few tactics of resistance available to political prisoners.
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