hunger strike

The mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah reached the 100th day of her hunger strike protesting her son’s continued imprisonment on Tuesday, according to her family. Laila Soueif, a 68-year-old mathematics professor, has called on...

In an effort to pressure the government to take greater action to address the climate catastrophe, a group of German environmental activists called off their lengthy hunger strike on Thursday. Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, the group’s initial member,...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will begin a new hunger strike from her prison cell in Iran as the prize is awarded in Oslo on Sunday, her family said Saturday. Mohammadi, who has campaigned against...

According to a statement sent by his wife on Thursday, renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned for the past six months, said he has started a hunger strike to protest his confinement. Even...