hunger strike
Example Sentences
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In November 2025, the couple embarked on a hunger strike to draw attention to their plight.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
At UCLA, professors in the Chicana/o and Central American Studies program — its founding dates to a 1993 hunger strike modeled after ones Chávez did — voted to remove his name from the department.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Family members have been clamoring for their release for weeks, including a group of women in Caracas who staged a nearly weeklong hunger strike.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Activists say the health of some relatives who have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of their loved ones is quickly deteriorating.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Wessels was a direct man and demanded to know why we were on a hunger strike.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
