An Irish student imprisoned in Cairo without charge, exactly one year ago today, has gone on hunger strike.
18 year old Ibrahim Halawa began his hunger strike on Wednesday after a mass trial involving over 400 defendants was abandoned.
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Mr Halawa, from Dublin, was arrested last year alongside his three older sisters, who have since been released, following a day of protests against the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi.
His family are pleading with the Irish Government to intervene and have Ibrahim released as soon as possible.