hunger strike

The 66-year-old was sentenced to prison for a year and eight months after a closed-door trial the same day she was detained.

The condition of a Palestinian journalist on a 48-day hunger strike in an Israeli jail is deteriorating, the man’s wife and a Palestinian official said Monday

Israel’s parliament passed a contentious law on Thursday that would permit the force-feeding of inmates on hunger strike, eliciting harsh criticism over the practice

A Palestinian held without charges by Israel for the past year is ending a 55-day hunger strike and in exchange will be released in two weeks

Don’t expect the Hong Kong government to give in, CE Leung Chun-ying tells student protesters.

A Chinese lawyer successfully defended his right to practice law by going on a hunger strike.

Two Members of Parliament in Canada have made a public and forceful call for the Chinese authorities to release a Falun Gong practitioner who has been on a hunger strike for over a month.

The 66-year-old was sentenced to prison for a year and eight months after a closed-door trial the same day she was detained.

The condition of a Palestinian journalist on a 48-day hunger strike in an Israeli jail is deteriorating, the man’s wife and a Palestinian official said Monday

Israel’s parliament passed a contentious law on Thursday that would permit the force-feeding of inmates on hunger strike, eliciting harsh criticism over the practice

A Palestinian held without charges by Israel for the past year is ending a 55-day hunger strike and in exchange will be released in two weeks

Don’t expect the Hong Kong government to give in, CE Leung Chun-ying tells student protesters.

A Chinese lawyer successfully defended his right to practice law by going on a hunger strike.

Two Members of Parliament in Canada have made a public and forceful call for the Chinese authorities to release a Falun Gong practitioner who has been on a hunger strike for over a month.