Cork asylum seeker discharged from hospital following nine-day hunger strike

Nadim Hussain said his doctors have recommended that he looks after his health and eat better while also recommending that he needs “a better living place”

Nadim Hussain has been discharged from hospital following his hunger strike campaign. 

An asylum seeker in Cork has been discharged from hospital following his nine-day hunger strike but must return to a shared room in a direct provision centre in Cork.

Nadim Hussain, who is originally from India and had been denied refugee status here, began a hunger strike on October 13 in a bid to remain in the State.