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Two Freedomite women hunger strike 106 days in Canadian prison
Tina Imaeff and Mary Braun, jailed for arson, have refused all food for 106 days at Matsqui Institution. Doctors note extreme risk but say fat reserves may slow deterioration amid limited medical attention. Officials call it the longest hunger strike in a Canadian federal penitentiary.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Freedomite
Tina Imaeff
Mary Braun
Matsqui
Fraser Valley
Correctional Services
Dianne Brown
Whittaker
British Columbia Court of Appeal
Mary Astaforoff
Astaforoff
Canada