Sixty asylum-seekers went on hunger strike yesterday in a southeast Hungarian detention camp for asylum-seekers, atlatszo.hu investigative journalism site's blog reported in their Blog Action Day post [1] [hu] on human rights. The Office of Immigration and Nationality confirmed that the strike was started by five Malian citizens who were joined by 55 others requesting their replacement in an open camp. As of July 2013, Hungary places the undocumented asylum-seekers in detention camps. The five initiators continue the hunger strike.
Asylum-Seekers Continue Hunger Strike in Hungary
· Written by Atlatszo.hu
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Hungary, Migration & Immigration, Protest, Refugees