Belgium: Undocumented migrants have sewn their lips shut during a hunger strike for more rights

Many of the migrants have been in Belgium for years, but say their livelihoods have been put at risk by COVID-19 shutdowns that led to the loss of jobs.

A man from Morocco, no name given, with his lips sewn together and on hunger strike in Brussels

A man from Morocco with his lips sewn together on the hunger strike in Brussels Source: AP

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Source: Reuters, SBS




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