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| Ukraine's former PM 'on hunger strike' after prison guards allegedly beat her | Ukraine's former PM 'on hunger strike' after prison guards allegedly beat her |
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| A lawyer for Ukraine's jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, says she has started a hunger strike after prison guards beat her. | A lawyer for Ukraine's jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, says she has started a hunger strike after prison guards beat her. |
| Tymoshenko, who has a severe spinal condition and needs hospital treatment, was taken last week to a clinic in the eastern city of Kharkiv where her jail is located, but was returned to prison a day later after refusing treatment. | Tymoshenko, who has a severe spinal condition and needs hospital treatment, was taken last week to a clinic in the eastern city of Kharkiv where her jail is located, but was returned to prison a day later after refusing treatment. |
| Her lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, said on Tuesday that prison officials kicked her in the stomach while taking her to the hospital by force. | Her lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, said on Tuesday that prison officials kicked her in the stomach while taking her to the hospital by force. |
| Prison authorities declined to comment. | Prison authorities declined to comment. |
| The west has condemned Tymoshenko's seven-year sentence for abuse of office as politically motivated. | The west has condemned Tymoshenko's seven-year sentence for abuse of office as politically motivated. |
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