http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050901.wxkhadr01/BNStory/NationalCanadian teenager Omar Khadr went on a hunger strike in July at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he has grown up to become the spiritual leader of his cellblock, his U.S. lawyers say.
... The U.S. military has said that 50 prisoners stopped eating in late June, but U.S. civil-rights lawyers estimate that as many as 200 detainees -- or nearly half the current prison population -- have taken part in the protest.
... "O.K. states that he has been leading prayers in his cell block (approximately 7-8 people). During prayers, guards turn on fans, turn up the radio and whistle," the legal documents say.
... The documents say that U.S. guards cut off air conditioning in Mr. Khadr's cellblock after the hunger strike began.
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