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

Both men have been on hunger strike for the past six days, according to Adalah.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 2, 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

We were not so noble as to stage a hunger strike.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon