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Rohingyas hold hunger strike at Saudi detention centre
Around 650 Rohingya refugees held in a Saudi detention centre on Wednesday went on hunger strike to protest against their indefinite detention in the Gulf country for the third time in recent months.
Riyadh: Around 650 Rohingya refugees held in a Saudi detention centre on Wednesday went on hunger strike to protest against their indefinite detention in the Gulf country for the third time in recent months.
#Rohingya detainees inside Shumaisi detention centre in #Jeddah of #SaudiArabia have begun a hunger strike since last Saturday. These Rohingya detainees must be released on humanitarian grounds. Some of them are in detention for 7 years. https://t.co/VCoW8AaVvv@KingSalman pic.twitter.com/xaE3v13MUn
— Ro Nay San Lwin (@nslwin) April 16, 2019
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The refugees, held inside Shumaisi detention centre in Jeddah since 2012 for not having valid documentation, initiated the hunger strike on Saturday, Ro Nay San Lwin, campaign coordinator for the Free Rohingya Coalition said. As the hunger strike continued across 10 rooms at the detention camp, at least seven members were immediately rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after their health deteriorated, the activist added.
"The immigration police are harassing them, saying if you carry on this hunger strike, we will not even give you water," Lwin was quoted as saying.
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After seeing a video footage of the ongoing strike that was posted by Lwin on Twitter, Vice chairman of the NGO European Rohingya Council (ERC), Ambia Perveen, said that the police have snatched away blankets, pillows, shirts and other necessary belongings of the detainees.(ANI)