hunger strike
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Panahi filmed the Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just an Accident” clandestinely in Iran following his release from a seven-month stint in prison in 2023 after he declared a hunger strike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Jailed since 2021, Chow has undertaken a hunger strike every June to commemorate the 1989 anniversary.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
As 1931 dragged on and they remained imprisoned without trial, the couple resorted to a hunger strike in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Pavel Kushnir died in a pre-trial detention centre during a hunger strike.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
And past the people watching the Class III Airport Workers’ Union token one-day hunger strike.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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