Ousmane Sonko, who was arrested on Friday and charged with calling for insurrection and other crimes and offences, began a hunger strike on Sunday 30 July. “Faced with so much hatred, lies, oppression, persecution, I decided to resist. I observe from this Sunday a hunger strike“wrote the mayor of Ziguinchor on Facebook, before calling”all political detainees to do the same».
A watchword followed not only by some prisoners but also by many young people who are not in prison. In this SeneNews report, these young people say they are fasting in order to support Ousmane Sonko in his fight against the regime of President Macky Sall.
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