21.   The newspaper Jameah, which supports the president, carried reports earlier in the week claiming that Karbaschi refused to take prison food.

22.   The prison food is considered quite good and is prepared by a Hong Kong cook, said the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

23.   They agreed to go Friday after giving wardens a litany of complaints, ranging from the poor quality of prison food to military repression.

24.   Thomas Hammarberg, special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, said inadequate prison food has contributed to malnutrition and the spread of disease.

25.   Guo said the Chinese embassy provided food and medicine to the fishermen after they complained of getting diarrhea from consuming prison food and water.

26.   Imanyara said prison food was poorly cooked and provided in such small quantities that convicts were kept on the verge of starvation.

27.   Their demands have included better-quality prison food and the withdrawal of security forces.