Day 5 for hunger strikers detained in Laval

Day 5 for hunger strikers detained in Laval

March 28, 2020 6:27 pm EST.

Eight migrants in a detention centre in Laval are on the fifth day of an indefinite hunger strike fearing conditions at the facility that could lead them to contacting the Coronavirus.

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