hunger strike

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The hunger strike comes as the company listed $300 million in annual revenue from its contracts with the federal government, which has been trying to increase the number of detention beds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

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

A hunger strike consists of one thing: not eating.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela