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Ukraine's jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko 'on hunger strike'
Source: BBC
24 April 2012 Last updated at 11:32 GMT
Ukraine's jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko 'on hunger strike'
Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Ukrainian prime minister serving a prison sentence for abuse of office, has reportedly gone on hunger strike.
Her fast began on Friday, lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko told Interfax news agency, speaking outside the walls of her prison in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
She is serving seven years in prison for abuse of office, a conviction which caused dismay in the West.
Reports say she has been suffering back pain for months.
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Ukraine's jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko 'on hunger strike'
Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Ukrainian prime minister serving a prison sentence for abuse of office, has reportedly gone on hunger strike.
Her fast began on Friday, lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko told Interfax news agency, speaking outside the walls of her prison in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
She is serving seven years in prison for abuse of office, a conviction which caused dismay in the West.
Reports say she has been suffering back pain for months.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17824709
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