Several Sudanese political figures arrested since a coup last month have started a hunger strike in protest at their continued detention, the coalition they were part of said on Friday.
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An army takeover on October 25 halted a power sharing deal between the military and civilians from the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) alliance, and a number of ministers and top civilian officials were detained
Detained ministers and political leaders in Sudanese jails began a hunger strike on Friday to protest their continued arbitrary detention despite a political agreement between the military component and the prime minister.
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