Ghannouchi's defence says he has been on hunger strike since 6 August

In a communiqué published on Monday, the defence collective for the former speaker of parliament said he stopped eating and taking his medication on Thursday 6 August, in protest at the total isolation imposed since he was moved to hospital on 29 July. It says his lawyers and his family have been refused any visit, any contact and any information about his health, and it holds the authorities responsible for any complication. Ghannouchi is 85 and has been in prison since April 2023; the prison service has denied earlier reports that detainees' health was suffering in the heat or that visits were banned.

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