Moroni, Comoros, Jan 24, 2025 (AFP) - Jailed Comoros opposition leader on hunger strike

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A 2019 Comoros presidential runner is on the fifth day of a hunger strike to push for his trial or release after over a year in detention on conspiracy charges, his lawyer said Friday. Supporters of Achmet Said Mohamed say the 48-year-old academic was picked up days before the January 14, 2024 presidential election. He had wanted to contest but the courts rejected his candidacy. The leader of the Hury or "Freedom" movement, wants "either a trial,......

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