hunger strike

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During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Then, again led by Paul and Burns, they went on a hunger strike, a strategy designed to attract public attention to what the denial of women’s right to vote had led to.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler