hunger strike
Example Sentences
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A group of immigrants at a detention facility in Southern California launched a hunger strike this week to protest inhumane conditions, according to a coalition of immigrant rights groups.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
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
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
Activists say some family members of those imprisoned in the facility have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of their relatives.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Paul had spent five weeks in jail; she had been on a hunger strike for twenty-two days.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
