Why a migrant hunger strike could bring down Belgium’s government

Some protesters reportedly close to death as Brussels continues to refuse pleas for formal residency

Medics evacuate a hunger striker from St John the Baptist church at the Béguinage in Brussels
Medics evacuate a hunger striker from St John the Baptist church at the Beguinage in Brussels
(Image credit: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

A two-month hunger strike by around 470 undocumented migrants is threatening to topple the Belgian government as ministers pledge to resign in the event of any deaths.

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