hunger strike

Example Sentences

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By the next month, immigrants inside the 2,500-capacity facility launched a hunger strike protesting conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Keir replied: "He will appreciate there are rules and procedures in place in relation to hunger strikes, and we're following those rules and procedures."

From BBC

Lawyers for eight remand prisoners who are on hunger strike while waiting to go on trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action are calling for an urgent meeting with ministers.

From BBC

A grieving Serbian mother reached her 16th day of a hunger strike Monday, becoming a new focal point of the country's rumbling protest movement even as fears grow for her health.

From Barron's

By the next month, immigrants inside the 2,500 capacity facility launched a hunger strike protesting conditions.

From Los Angeles Times