Afghan asylum seekers’ hunger strike enters fifth day

The hunger strike by 41 Afghan asylum seekers who fear they will be deported to their home country has entered its fifth day at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

Afghan asylum seekers’ hunger strike enters fifth day
Thu, 18 May, 2006 - 08:55

The hunger strike by 41 Afghan asylum seekers who fear they will be deported to their home country has entered its fifth day at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

The men are refusing to eat or leave the cathedral until Justice Minister Michael McDowell allows them to stay in Ireland.

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