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Prisoners launch hunger strike over forced labour

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:14:49 +0100

Convicts forced to work in one German prison have started to refuse food - the only means they have of protesting against miserable wages and missing welfare payments.

Bavaria to reform asylum after hunger-strike

Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:00:00 +0200

Bavaria is to make sweeping changes to how it deals with asylum applicants, the online edition of Der Spiegel reported Tuesday, two days after police cleared a camp of 50 hunger-strikers, many of whom were in a critical condition.

Police clear Munich hunger strike camp

Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:45:00 +0200

Police in Munich moved in early Sunday morning to clear a camp of asylum seekers who have been on hunger strike for a week. Talks broke down late on Saturday night after it emerged the protesters would not be granted residence permits.