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
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
The doctor, Arreaza, said he had been denied permission to go inside to check on the prisoners, and it was not clear whether any of them were also on hunger strike.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
In order for a hunger strike to succeed, the outside world must learn of it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
