Five Eelam Tamil refugees began a hunger strike at the special camp in the Central Prison complex at Tiruchirappalli on Saturday, demanding they be released from jail.
The five refugees were earlier held at a refugee camp in Chennai, though were brought to the prison after being charged with landing in India illegally.
Tiruchirappalli has seen previous hunger strikes from Eelam Tamil refugees, protesting against the charges laid out against them
See our earlier post: Eelam refugees begin hunger strike in Indian camp (16 Nov 2014)
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