hunger strike

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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

Both have "declared a hunger strike, though they are continuing to drink water," it added.

From Barron's • May 2, 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

Last year, Kaiser mental health workers held a hunger strike in Los Angeles to demand that the healthcare provider improve its mental health services and patient care.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Political detainees all across the country had held a successful hunger strike, persuading the minister of law and order to release over nine hundred of them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela