Western Sahara independence campaigner Aminatou Haidar (R) is helped by a supporter as she sits while on a hunger strike at the Guacimeta airport, on Spain's Canary island of Lanzarote, November 26, 2009. Haidar went on hunger strike last week after Morocco refused her entry and made her get back on a plane back to the Canary Islands as she tried to return to the Western Sahara, a territory which has long sought independence from Moroccan control. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Western Sahara independence campaigner Aminatou Haidar (R) is helped by a supporter as she sits while on a hunger strike at the Guacimeta airport, on Spain's Canary island of Lanzarote, November 26, 2009. Haidar went on hunger strike last week after Morocco refused her entry and made her get back on a plane back to the Canary Islands as she tried to return to the Western Sahara, a territory which has long sought independence from Moroccan control.

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