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Inmates sentenced to death and awaiting execution at Batna's Tazoult prison entered their second day of hunger strike to complain against detention conditions

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Inmates sentenced to death and awaiting execution at Batna's Tazoult prison entered their second day of hunger strike to complain against detention conditions. Inmates' families argue that their treatment was inhuman. General conditions improved following visits by human rights organisations, however, soon after the old handling methods resumed.
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  • (Source: BBC, 22/05/2000)