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Published • Moroni, Comoros • Updated

Jailed Comoros opposition leader on hunger strike

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A 2019 Comoros presidential runner is on the fifth day of a hunger strike to push for his trial or release after over a year in detention on conspiracy charges, his lawyer said Friday. Supporters of Achmet Said Mohamed say the 48-year-old academic was picked up days before the 14 January 2024 presidential election. He had wanted to contest, but the courts rejected his candidacy. The leader of the Hury or "Freedom" movement, wants "either a trial…

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Jailed Comoros opposition leader on hunger strike

A 2019 Comoros presidential runner is on the fifth day of a hunger strike to push for his trial or release after over a year in detention on conspiracy charges, his lawyer said Friday. Supporters of Achmet Said Mohamed say the 48-year-old academic was picked up days before the 14 January 2024 presidential election. He had wanted to contest, but the courts rejected his candidacy. The leader of the Hury or "Freedom" movement, wants "either a trial…

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Comoros Presidential Candidate on Hunger Strike

A former 2019 Comoros presidential candidate, Achmet Said Mohamed, has entered the fifth day of a hunger strike, demanding either a trial or release after being detained for over a year on conspiracy charges, his lawyer reported on Friday.  Supporters of Achmet Said Mohamed, a 48-year-old academic, claim he was arrested just days before the 14 January 2024 presidential election, in which he intended to stand but was barred after the courts rejec…

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News Central - Latest Africa News broke the news in on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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