Athens hunger strikers have "week to live"

[pescao]

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=408957§ion=news

Athens hunger strikers have "week to live"
Tue 25 November, 2003 15:05

By Karolos Grohmann

ATHENS (Reuters) - Supporters of five imprisoned anti-globalisation protesters who have been on hunger strike in Greece for up to two months are keeping vigil in what they say has become a death watch.

The five -- two Spaniards, a Syrian, a Briton and a Greek -- are refusing to eat as a protest against their imprisonment since being arrested during riots at a European Union summit in Greece in June. They are awaiting trial on charges of possession of explosives and weapons.

"Doctors last week gave us a time limit until the end of this week," Charis Ladis, the lawyer for the two Spaniards, Fernando Perez and Carlos Martinez, said outside the well-guarded hospital where the two were being treated on Tuesday.

"Theoretically they (all five) could die any minute, or they have a week to live."

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[drfemoe]

1. not to hijack

but if they've been starving themselves for two months, why was the recent projection for Terri Schivo's starvation seven to 10 days?

edit: I guess they've been allowing water ...

[lostnfound]

2. They've just been released or ordered released..

according to the indymedia.org site.
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=162884

[Judi Lynn]

3. Not a moment too soon.

Thank you, lostnfound.

Thanks, Pescao.

[Mentalist]

4. Hunger strikes

My opinion on hunger strikes is that if they want to do it, fine. But if they die because of it I will shed no tears.

And people should do real hunger strikes. NO FOOD, NO WATER, NO NOTHING. None of that 'we can drink water and eat broth' crap.

[pescao]

5. what's shocking is that

they would have to do this to avoid an 18 month stint in a greek jail for something they didn't do and everyone knows they didn't do! as fair trials abroad said today, from http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2227677 :

“This was not simply a case of maladministration of justice, but one which showed the weakness of a justice system when it fails to implement fundamental rights.”

what a day! from this, http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26526220.htm : 'Greece authorises forced feeding of hunger strikers' to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3240694.stm : 'Greece to release hunger strikers'

solidarity is our weapon, the truth is our defence! thanks for all the hits on the website from DU! pesc xx

[roguevalley]

6. hunger strikes killed cesar chavez. I cried when I heard he died.