hunger strike
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Other sources have confirmed to the family that Lindsay Foreman, 53, had paused a hunger strike after being told she would be able to contact her family, but had since resumed.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Craig Foreman is believed to be 12 days into a hunger strike, which he began after the couple's phone access was cut off in early May.
From BBC • May 20, 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
She had joined a hunger strike starting on February 14 demanding the quick passage of the amnesty bill, which faced repeated delays since Rodriguez proposed it late last month.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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
