Hunger strikes

Thousands of Palestinian prisoners stage hunger strike
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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