The international rights group Amnesty International has joined
activists in the United Arab Emirates urging authorities to investigate
allegations of abuse against a group of hunger strikers convicted of
anti-state charges.
Activists in the UAE say at least 18 inmates are now part of a hunger
strike that began more than a month ago. London-based Amnesty said at
least three are in critical condition Wednesday.
The hunger strikers are among 69 suspects convicted in July of links to
an Islamist faction that authorities allege seeks to overthrow the UAE's
Western-allied ruling system. The prisoners claim that they have faced
torture and other abuses since their arrests last year.
UAE officials have made no public comments.
Separately, security officials have stepped up crackdowns against suspected backers of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
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