Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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The medical condition of dozens of inmates on a hunger strike for more than two weeks inside Lebanon’s largest prison has become “dire”, according to a legal campaigner.
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condition → become → campaigner
Ambulances enter daily to take [dozens of] them away because their condition is dire,” Mohammed Sablouh, a Lebanese lawyer, told Al Jazeera.
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Sablouh → enter → Jazeera
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list → make → interests
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“The prisoners are refusing medication, food and water,” Sablouh, who is also the director of the Prisoners’ Rights Center at the Tripoli Bar Association, said on Wednesday.
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who → reshape → Wednesday
The inmates at Roumieh prison went on a hunger strike on September 12 in protest against the suspension of a general amnesty law, which could have granted an immediate release or reduced their sentences.
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which → go → sentences
Protests have also been staged in Lebanon’s second city of Tripoli against the suspension of the law, which has a provision to release inmates jailed for petty crimes.
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which → stag → crimes
Many of the prisoners on hunger strike were arrested for their solidarity with the Syrian revolution against President Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled in December 2024 after more than 10 years of bloody war.
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who → arrest → war
The Free Patriotic Movement, one of the country’s largest parties, filed an appeal before the Constitutional Council over concerns that some of the inmates were charged with “terrorism”.
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some → file → terrorism
The Constitutional Council is expected to issue its verdict next month.
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Council → expect → verdict
Lebanese prisons are notorious for being overcrowded and thousands of inmates spend years behind bars without trial.
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thousands → spend → trial
Lebanon’s current prison population stands at about 8,500, nearly double its capacity.
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population → stand → 8,500
The law passed on August 12 aimed to address overcrowded prison conditions in the country.
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law → pass → country
“Prison overcrowding exceeds 330 percent of the facilities’ actual capacity,” Sablouh said.
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Sablouh → exceed → capacity
“The situation in Lebanon’s prisons is truly tragic, it can no longer withstand any … shock or any overturning of the amnesty law.”
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it → withstand → law
More than 40 prisoners died in 2025.
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prisoners → die → 2025
“Some died due to medical neglect, others under torture.
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others → die → torture
Some died by suicide due to prolonged trials and repeated postponements,” Sablouh said.
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Sablouh → die → trials
The Lebanese lawyer blamed judicial delays for the large number of inmates, many of them arrested for petty crimes.
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many → blame → crimes
He pointed out the failure of the judiciary “to adhere to Article 108 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which sets a limit for pre-trial detention: two months for misdemeanours, renewable for an equal period, and six months for felonies, renewable for an equal period [up to a maximum of one year].”
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which → point → year
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