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A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance where participants fast as an act of political protest, usually with the objective of achieving a specific goal, such as a policy change. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Hunger strikers that do not take fluids are named dry hunger strikers .
The hunger strike began on 7 March 2024, with strikers joining one after the other, [3] until a total of eight people had joined the strike. [4] The original protest camp was erected on 25 March in Spreebogenpark , Berlin — in view of the German chancellor's residence or Bundeskanzleramt .
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Some Mother's Son is a 1996 Irish-American film written and directed by Irish filmmaker Terry George, co-written by Jim Sheridan, and based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in the Maze Prison, in Northern Ireland.
In 1974 two Irish Republican Army members (Michael Gaughan (Irish republican) and Frank Stagg (Irish republican) were force-fed while on hunger strike. Gaughan was subjected to 17 force-feedings during a hunger strike in HM Prison Wakefield, England. Gaughan had demanded repatriation to Ireland, an end to solitary confinement and no prison work.
A 19-day hunger strike by a member of the Mexico 2024 Coalition “Voto Desde El Extranjero” resulted in changes that will help Mexican nationals seeking help at consulates throughout the United ...
South Korea's main opposition leader was hospitalised on Monday, days into a hunger strike in protest against government policies, while prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for him over ...
Indonesian domestic workers and activists began a hunger strike on Monday to protest against the parliament's delay in passing a bill to protect domestic workers. Sunrise-to-sunset fasting ...