Refugee hunger strike at Melbourne detention centre ends after 17 days with detainees in hospital

Group of mostly Iranian detainees are asking to be released into the community while awaiting resettlement

A hunger strike by refugees held at a Melbourne immigration detention centre has been called off after some of the protesters became dangerously ill and were admitted to hospital.

The group of mostly Iranian refugees, who are protesting against conditions in the centre and want to be released into the community, said they had “reluctantly stopped” their hunger strike on Saturday – some 17 days after it began.

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