Hunger strike in Lebanese prisons ends after settlement over amnesty bill reached
Submitted by Maya Saad on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 09:24 Over 600 prisoners were on hunger strike for 30 days in protest against the suspension of the law People wave flags during a protest calling for the release of detained Islamists held in Roumieh prison in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on 5 January 2025 (Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP) Off Prisoners in Lebanon announced that they were ending an open-ended hunger strike on Monday after a settlement was reached on a controversial general amnesty
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