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Nadia Savchenko: Anger and defiance at Russia trial delay
Source: BBC
Nadia Savchenko: Anger and defiance at Russia trial delay
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Donetsk, southern Russia
4 March 2016 Europe
After more than five months on trial in this drab border town, Nadia Savchenko was expecting the main proceedings to end this week.
Instead the Ukrainian military officer has declared a hunger strike from Friday in protest at an unexplained delay.
She's refused solid food before, for weeks at a stretch. This time she's also vowed to refuse liquids in an attempt to force a resolution to her case and return home.
Ms Savchenko launched her protest after the judges adjourned the trial abruptly until next week, without calling for her closing speech.
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By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Donetsk, southern Russia
4 March 2016 Europe
After more than five months on trial in this drab border town, Nadia Savchenko was expecting the main proceedings to end this week.
Instead the Ukrainian military officer has declared a hunger strike from Friday in protest at an unexplained delay.
She's refused solid food before, for weeks at a stretch. This time she's also vowed to refuse liquids in an attempt to force a resolution to her case and return home.
Ms Savchenko launched her protest after the judges adjourned the trial abruptly until next week, without calling for her closing speech.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35723432
