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Mia Farrow arrives for the premiere of "Be Kind Rewind" at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York on February 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) 
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Published: May 6, 2009 at 1:45 PM

NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Mia Farrow is documenting on YouTube her hunger strike in support of refugees in Darfur.

The New York Post Wednesday said Farrow is now in Day 11 of a water-only fast she hopes to keep for a three weeks to protest the ban of 16 human welfare agencies from the region by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

"Of course, I don't expect that me on a hunger strike is going to do that much," the Post quoted Farrow as saying in one YouTube clip. "But if it provides a news hook for newspapers so they can talk about what's really important, then that will be worth it."

Topics: Mia Farrow, Omar Al-Bashir
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