hunger strike

Example Sentences

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Both have "declared a hunger strike, though they are continuing to drink water," it added.

From Barron's • May 2, 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

According to a pressure group, 10 people went on hunger strike on Saturday to demand that their relatives, who are being held at Zona 7, be freed.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The Narges Foundation, which supports her, described the hearing on Saturday as a "sham" and explained she had begun a hunger strike on 2 February.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The practice was introduced in the fall of 1909 after the female prisoners went on a hunger strike.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling