Hunger Strikes Have Long Served as a Tool of Nonviolent Protest
WEBMay 2, 2023 · Detainees around the world have refused food to call attention to an array of causes, ranging from opposing dictatorships to improving conditions in prisons where they are held. Here’s a look at ...
Hunger Strikes - The New York Times
WEBIn a kingdom that crushed an Arab Spring uprising more than a decade ago, prisoners are now on hunger strike to demand better conditions, fueling protests in support of their cause.
Advocates launch hunger strikes, hold events throughout US ... - ABC News
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Last month, Un-PAC went on a hunger strike for just over two weeks outside the White House to push for voting rights legislation. The organization has more people joining them on their strike ...
More Than 30 Harvard Students Hunger Strike for 12 Hours in …
WEBFeb 12, 2024 · More than 30 pro-Palestinian Harvard students participated in a 12-hour hunger strike Friday in solidarity with 17 students at Brown University who refused to eat for eight days to pressure the...
Federal Prisoners in Florida Launch Hunger Strike to Protest …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Prisoners in Florida at the largest federal prison complex in the United States say they launched a hunger strike Sunday to demand external intervention to address health and safety violations...
Hunger strike at White House: Protestors confront Joe Manchin - CNN
WEBOct 27, 2021 · CNN — Five young climate activists are on their seventh day of a hunger strike outside the White House, to demand government action on climate to match the severity of the crisis. Kidus Girma,...
Princeton hunger-strikers met with the university president. Here's ...
WEBMay 13, 2024 · After four days of a hunger strike by a group of students, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber met with pro-Palestine student organizers this week, breaking a two-week standoff...
Hunger strike, raids, arrests across US as campus protests rage: Live
WEBMay 3, 2024 · NEW YORK - Arrests piled up at several colleges, 14 Princeton University students launched a hunger strike, and police raided an NYU encampment Friday in the latest battles on college campuses...
Hunger strikes | AP News
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Two Palestinian hunger strikers, including one who went without food for 131 days, on Monday suspended their strikes against Israel’s controversial policy of detaining them without charge after reaching a deal that will allow them to go free in the coming months, a prisoner rights group said.
Bobby Sands: The hunger strike that changed the course of N …
WEBApr 30, 2021 · The prisoners press the nuclear button. The first hunger strike begins when seven prisoners refuse food. They call off the strike after 53 days just as one of their number is on the brink of...