The Department of Immigration has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has ended a five-day hunger strike at the Pontville Detention Centre, near Hobart.
The department says the teenager was seen eating food last night.
The boy, who is from Afghanistan, called the ABC on Sunday raising concerns about his detention for seven months.
His case has reignited debate about the detention of children.
Teenage asylum seeker ends hunger strike at Tasmanian detention centre
The Department of Immigration has confirmed a 16-year-old boy has ended a five-day hunger strike at the Pontville Detention Centre, near Ho...