hunger strike

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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

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

Last February, Besigye was also reported critically ill after he went on hunger strike demanding justice.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

It wasn’t until he went on a hunger strike that his right to legal representation was granted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

We were not so noble as to stage a hunger strike.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon