hunger strike
Canada PM urges Egypt to free Canadian hunger strikers
World
October 1, 2013
Canada PM urges Egypt to free Canadian hunger strikers
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday called for the immediate release of two Canadians now on hunger strike after…
Jailed Egyptian blogger begins hunger strike: lawyer
Egypt
June 7, 2013
Jailed Egyptian blogger begins hunger strike: lawyer
A prominent Egyptian blogger has begun a hunger strike in protest at his detention and to raise awareness of what…
April 6 hunger strikes to demand activists’ release
Egypt
April 12, 2013
April 6 hunger strikes to demand activists’ release
Thirty members of the April 6 Youth Movement declared a hunger strike on Thursday evening in protest against the detention…
Al-Azhar Mosque to host Palestinian hunger strike summit Friday
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Al-Azhar Mosque to host Palestinian hunger strike summit Friday
Several political parties, labor unions and activist groups are set to convene at Al-Azhar Mosque Friday to express their solidarity…
Hundreds of Palestinians stage hunger strikes in Israeli jails
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Hundreds of Palestinians stage hunger strikes in Israeli jails
Some 800 Palestinians serving time in Israeli jails were on Tuesday refusing food in solidarity with four fellow inmates who…
Protesting teachers go on hunger strike to call for better pay
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Protesting teachers go on hunger strike to call for better pay
Seven of the teachers staging a sit-in in front of the Cabinet in Cairo began a hunger strike on Wednesday…
45 hunger strikers demand application of Political Isolation Law
Egypt
June 10, 2012
45 hunger strikers demand application of Political Isolation Law
The number of hunger strikers in front of the Cabinet building rose on Saturday to 45, as part of a…
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
Egypt
June 7, 2012
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
After two weeks of hunger strikes, 10 detainees from the last month’s Abbasseya clashes have begun refusing water. This comes after…
Culture minister’s first decision in office sparks protests
Books
May 31, 2012
Culture minister’s first decision in office sparks protests
Despite two weeks of ongoing protests at the country’s main public library and 15 employees at the organization going on…
Leading Bahraini dissident Khawaja ends hunger strike
World
May 28, 2012
Leading Bahraini dissident Khawaja ends hunger strike
Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ended a more than three-month-long hunger strike on Monday after what he described as his…