: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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Frustrated and feeling unable to get their voices heard after nearly six months of a strike to demand more pay and benefits, these eight therapists were taking their protest to the next level with a five-day hunger strike.—Katia Riddle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025 Panahi has faced legal battles for years; he was arrested and then freed in 2022 amid a hunger strike while in incarceration for his protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran.—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025 Related article Young Thai activist’s death in detention after 65-day hunger strike sparks calls for justice reform
For years, human rights organizations and free speech campaigners have said the law has been used as a political tool to silence critics of the Thai government.—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025 But after 12 people underwent a 34-day hunger strike in 2015, the pinnacle of a yearslong protest by community leaders determined to keep a neighborhood school, the district reversed its decision.—Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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