Undocumented migrants are refusing water as part of a wider strike at a baroque church and university campus in Brussels.
"We are people, we need to be treated with humanity and not like slaves," 53-year old electrician Ahmed, pictured above, told EUobserver over the weekend.
Ahmed asked not to have his last name published. He is not among those refusing water.
But a handful have stitched their lips together. Most have been refusing food since 23 May, amid an on-going stand...
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