Hunger Strikes - The New York Times
WEBIn a kingdom that crushed an Arab Spring uprising more than a decade ago, prisoners are now on hunger strike to demand better conditions, fueling protests in support of their cause.
Hunger Strikes Have Long Served as a Tool of Nonviolent Protest
WEBMay 2, 2023 · Detainees around the world have refused food to call attention to an array of causes, ranging from opposing dictatorships to improving conditions in prisons where they are held. Here’s a look at ...
Federal Prisoners in Florida Launch Hunger Strike to Protest …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Prisoners in Florida at the largest federal prison complex in the United States say they launched a hunger strike Sunday to demand external intervention to address health and safety violations...
Advocates launch hunger strikes, hold events throughout US ... - ABC News
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Un-PAC, a nonpartisan organization with a current mission is to get The Freedom to Vote Act passed, has restarted its hunger strike from last month and currently has members and allies protesting outside the U.S. Capitol.
Hunger strike, raids, arrests across US as campus protests rage: Live
WEBMay 3, 2024 · NEW YORK - Arrests piled up at several colleges, 14 Princeton University students launched a hunger strike, and police raided an NYU encampment Friday in the latest battles on college campuses...
More Than 30 Harvard Students Hunger Strike for 12 Hours in …
WEBFeb 12, 2024 · More than 30 pro-Palestinian Harvard students participated in a 12-hour hunger strike Friday in solidarity with 17 students at Brown University who refused to eat for eight days to pressure the...
“We Feel Unheard”: Hunger-Striking Princeton Students Vow to …
WEBMay 10, 2024 · Ten faculty members are reportedly joining the students’ hunger strike today. In addition to divestment, the hunger strikers are also calling for all charges to be dropped against a number of...
Brown University students enter eighth day of hunger strike over ... - BBC
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · A group of Brown University students have entered the eighth day of a hunger strike to pressure their school to divest from businesses they say benefit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian...
Hunger strikes | AP News
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Two Palestinian hunger strikers, including one who went without food for 131 days, on Monday suspended their strikes against Israel’s controversial policy of detaining them without charge after reaching a deal that will allow them to go free in the coming months, a prisoner rights group said.
Voting rights fight spurs activists to go on hunger strikes for action
WEBJan 22, 2022 · Faith leaders, students and activists have gone on hunger strikes to press for a federal voting rights bill, a tactic used in the civil rights era.