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Ex-Haitian PM Neptune Enters 2nd Month of Hunger Strike

HeadlineMay 18, 2005

In Haiti, the country’s former prime minister Yvon Neptune has now entered his second month of a hunger strike. He has been jailed without charges since last June. Congressman Kendrick Meek of Florida visited Neptune on Monday and said he was weak and that his voice was very faded. Over the weekend the Haitian government claimed that Neptune is in good health but Meek said that claim is “totally inaccurate.” Neptune’s supporters have said the former prime minister is near death.

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