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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 was meant to force dialogue with the government by occupying the square before Gorbachev's arrival on May 15. [16] The official goals of the students are outlined in the "Hunger Strike Manifesto", which was distributed throughout Beijing using cassette tapes and handbills. Below is the "Hunger Strike Manifesto": We are doing this:
1923 Irish hunger strikes – thousands of Irish Republican prisoners demand release. Includes info on 1920 Mountjoy and Cork hunger strikes. Six deaths. 1980 Irish hunger strike – Protest by Irish republican prisoners from Northern Ireland against the rescindment of Special Category Status during The Troubles
"Hunger Strike" is a song by the American rock band Temple of the Dog. Written by vocalist Chris Cornell , it was released in 1991 as the first single from the band's sole studio album, Temple of the Dog (1991).
The 1992 Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike was a widespread hunger strike undertaken by Palestinians in Israeli custody in the autumn of 1992. One Palestinian prisoner died as a result of the hunger strike, while several Palestinian were killed and several hundred injured by Israeli forces in demonstrations in support of the prisoners.
Count board recording strike durations for the then five hunger strikers, 14 May 2024 Metzeler-Kick during the 48th day of his hunger strike Supporters of the hunger strike hold a banner proclaiming Article 20a from the German Constitution. That passage begins that "the State, mindful also of its responsibility towards future generations, shall ...
This hunger strike drew worldwide attention and sympathy to the cause of Irish independence. [6] The nine survivors of the 1920 Cork hunger strike hold the Guinness World Record for the longest hunger strike in history, in which no food was consumed, whether as a result of force-feeding or otherwise. [7]
1920 Cork hunger strike; 1992 Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike; 1995 Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike; 2004 Dębak hunger strikes; 2010 Evin prison hunger strike; 2010 Mapuche hunger strike; 2021 hunger strike of undocumented migrants in Belgium