hunger

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During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She is allowed weekly visits to Duannis, who has staged several hunger strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Since then, the world returned to its trajectory towards eliminating hunger by 2030, one of the goals adopted by UN member states in 2015.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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

Tried to do anything but think about his gnawing hunger for love.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman