The writer and poet from Equatorial Guinea, Juan Tomás Avila Laurel [1] [es], has gone on a hunger strike [2] [es] in protest against the dictatorship of Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Obiang and his family have ruled the ex Spanish colony since 1979.
Equatorial Guinea: Writer on Hunger Strike
· Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Arts & Culture, Human Rights, Politics, Protest