BOGOR, Indonesia, Aug 11, SPA -- More than a dozen Afghan asylum seekers stitched their mouths shut and vowed Wednesday to fast until their cases are resolved, after the UnitedNations ruled out sending them to a third country to beginnew lives. The group of about 40 migrants have been living for morethan two years in a hostel in Bogor on the southernoutskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. They started refusing food Tuesday when the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Refugees rejected their appeals forasylum status, a move that would mean they would get tomove to a third country such as the United States, Norwayor Australia. In a grisly twist, sixteen of the hunger strikers havesewn four stitches in their mouths to press their demand. "We will continue our hunger strike until a fair solutionis found to our problems," said Ghulam, a 21-year-oldstudent who is the group's spokesman.--SPA1216 Local Time 0916 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/190888