hunger strike

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hunger strike (plural hunger strikes)

  1. A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
    • 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, “Life in a Russian Prison”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 7 December 2022, retrieved 24 September 2013:
      Alekhina has become a vocal advocate for prisoners’ rights, a sort of jailhouse lawyer who has exposed numerous violations, filed copious complaints, and, in May, held an 11-day hunger strike that succeeded in changing conditions in her penal colony.
    • 2025 August 1, Jamie Guirola, “'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions”, in NBC News‎[2], archived from the original on 8 August 2025:
      A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.

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