Joras Goes on Hunger Strike

Sečovlje, 30 April - Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, started his hunger strike at midnight after a failed attempt to remove flower pots blocking access to his home in the disputed stretch of the border with Croatia.

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Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

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Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

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Josko Joras (left), the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike. His lawyer Danijel Starman was by his side today.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

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Josko Joras's lawyer, Danijel Starman, said the case was a travesty of justice.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras's lawyer, Danijel Starman, said the case was a travesty of justice.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras's lawyer, Danijel Starman, said the case was a travesty of justice.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras's lawyer, Danijel Starman, said the case was a travesty of justice.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras's lawyer, Danijel Starman, said the case was a travesty of justice.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

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The offending flower pots in the disputed border stretch.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

Secovlje
Josko Joras, the self-styled defender of Slovenia's south border, announced he has started a hunger strike.
Photo: Dejan Mijović/STA

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