Tagamoa Party leader detained and on hunger strike
Egypt, Politics, 10/31/2006

The Egyptian Organization For Human Rights spoke of a hunger strike carried out by the detainee Hassan Abdullah Eid, Secretary of Youth at the Tagamoa Party in North Sinai and the coordinator of Sinai Youth for Change Movement. Abdullah "went on a strike as a protest on detaining him with no legal basis and for the mal treatment he suffers at the Gharbaniat Prison."

The organization said "Abdullah was detained on 6th September 2006 at his house by the State Security Investigations forces without stating any reasons. He was detained at the State Security premises (Arish Office). On the14th September 2006 he was transferred to Gharbaniat Prison where he started his hunger strike on 26th September 2006 and till now, to express his protest to detaining him without clear reasons, the inhumane treatment he suffered, and preventing his family from visiting him. On the other side, his family also went on a strike at the Tagamoa Party Arish Office since Abdullah was detained as a protest to the threats they receive and demanding the release of Abdullah."

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