Hunger strikes
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners stage hunger strike
World
February 24, 2013
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners stage hunger strike
Some 3,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails were staging a one-day hunger strike Sunday in protest at the death of…
Bahrain Shiite activist Rajab on hunger strike
World
October 6, 2012
Bahrain Shiite activist Rajab on hunger strike
Bahraini Shiite rights activist Nabeel Rajab has gone on hunger strike, a local rights group said Saturday, just two days…
Convicted Bahrain doctor starts hunger strike
World
June 21, 2012
Convicted Bahrain doctor starts hunger strike
MANAMA, Bahrain — A doctor sentenced on charges of aiding anti-government protests in Bahrain went on a hunger strike Thursday.…
Protesters for political isolation law enter sixth day of hunger strike
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Protesters for political isolation law enter sixth day of hunger strike
Dozens of protesters continued their sit-in outside the Cabinet building on Monday, on their sixth day of a hunger strike…
Palestinian prisoners threaten to re-launch hunger strike
World
June 3, 2012
Palestinian prisoners threaten to re-launch hunger strike
Palestinian prisoners in Israel are threatening to re-launch a hunger strike, a Palestinian official said on Sunday, blaming Israel for…
Bahrain’s Khawaja well, to continue hunger strike: lawyer
World
May 17, 2012
Bahrain’s Khawaja well, to continue hunger strike: lawyer
Jailed Bahraini dissident Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, on hunger strike for more than three months, is well but still continues his fast…
Protesters arrested in Abbasseya turmoil to go on hunger strike, group says
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Protesters arrested in Abbasseya turmoil to go on hunger strike, group says
Protesters arrested during the violence that erupted in late April near the Defense Ministry in Abbasseya are planning to start…
In their hunger, Palestinian strikers are acquiring names
Opinion
May 12, 2012
In their hunger, Palestinian strikers are acquiring names
With the hunger strike of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel gathering momentum, I wanted to know names, look closely at faces,…
Palestinians urge UN to take action on hunger strikers
World
May 9, 2012
Palestinians urge UN to take action on hunger strikers
Several dozen Palestinians on Wednesday blocked staff from entering UN offices in Ramallah to demand that UN chief Ban Ki-moon…