Hunger Strike in Guyama, Puerto Rico

Perilous Chronicle

This week, we spoke with Diego Alcala, a criminal defense and human rights attorney based in Puerto Rico about a hunger strike that occurred on March 20 at a prison in Guayama, Puerto Rico and we also read a letter from the hunger strikers that was recently translated to English by friends of Perilous Chronicle. The hunger strike at Guayama has not been covered by English language news, evidence of the lack of attention given on the mainland US to both the suffering and the brave resistance of those living in this US territory.

For links to our article about the hunger strike at Guayama, the original Spanish-language article from Primera Hora and to see Diego’s report, which has been recently translated to English, please check out our show notes.

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