Jan Bednar, who together with Jan Tamas, is on his 12th day of hunger strike, is suffering from liver failure. He has been exhorted by the medical team and friend sto end the strike, but has refused to do so. "I do not want another foreign power occupying my pacific country, international tensions to increase and Europe to continue this headlong race towards nuclear war. The Czech government has not given any signal it intends to open talks on these vital issues, even though 60-70% of Czechs are against it. I will go on!" he declared this morning.

Protests against the silent military occupation of the Czech Republic by the United States and Europe's nuclear rearmament policies, uncountable solidarity fasts, are continuing in Amsterdam, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, České Budějovice, Copenhagen, Florence, London, Malaga, Milan, Paris, Toulouse, Trieste e Turin. They are echoed in Australia, South Korea and even the US.

Solidarity messages pour in daily from hundreds of organizations and personalities such as:Noam Chomsky, Mikhail Gorbachev, Giorgio Schultze, Giulietto Chiesa (European Parliament member), Luisa Morgantini (Vice President of the European Parliament), French bishop Jacques Gaillot, Premio Pulitzer winning journalist, Chris Hedges.

Unlimited hunger strike: Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar in Prague since May 13, Dino Mancarella in Trieste since May 14, Federica Fratini Isabel Torres, Eduardo Calizza in Rome since May 19, José Alvarez in Spain since May 22. They have been joined today by Bruce Gagnon in the USA, Sung-Hee Choi in South Korea and Gareth Smith in Australia.

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