Hunger-Strike in Ivory Coast

 In a volatile political terrain, where anger against Ouattara's regime is rampant and long-simmering political tensions dominate public debate, the Ivorian political prisoners' hunger strike, has emerged as a symbol of resistance for people of Ivory Coast whose lives have changed for the worse since President Ouattara came to power in April 2011. The hunger-strikers are now in critical condition near death in a prison infirmary after refusing food for more than 12 days. These political prisoners began a mass, open-ended hunger strike in a number of Ivorian jails on December 1, 2014 in protest against being held without charge or trial for "almost" 4 years.