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LONDON, Ont. - London emergency room doctor Tarek Loubani and Toronto filmmaker John Greyson have ended their 17-day hunger strike in an Egyptian prison.
News of their decision was posted late Wednesday on the blog of York University environmental professor Justin Podur, a spokesperson for their families and a friend of both men.
"They have resumed eating solid food under medical supervision. They saw a doctor, as well as staff from the Canadian Embassy, today," Podur wrote.
Loubani and Greyson were arrested Aug. 16 after witnessing a deadly clash between demonstrators and Egyptian police in which more than 50 protesters were killed.
They've been held in the notorious Tora prison since then without charged.
On the weekend, their detention was extended for another 45 days.
Faced with the possibility of being held for two years without charge, the pair launched their hunger strike Sept. 16.
Podur wrote that while supporters are relieved by the end of the hunger strike, they don't believe freeing them has become less urgent.
"We are not willing to wait for Day 90 and are not interested in the ridiculous claims made by the Egyptian authorities about the reasons for their continuing detention," Podur wrote.
"We still need the Canadian government to close the loophole and ask for Tarek and John's immediate and unconditional release, and we hope that Canada is considering multilateral diplomacy and reconsidering some of its trade relations with Egypt,"
On Monday, Dr. Amit Shah, a London medical professor and friend of Loubani, called on the pair to end their hunger strike.
