European aid worker in Central African Republic on hunger strike after spying arrest

A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in the Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention, his family and the Portuguese honorary consul told The Associated Press.

Martin Joseph Figueira, a consultant for the American nongovernmental organization FHI 360, was arrested in May, according to the Central African Republic prosecutor’s office. He is…