: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
Examples of hunger strike in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIn April, a hunger strike was called by locals in the Spanish Canary Islands, protesting against excessive tourism, which protesters said is pricing out locals and leading to environmental damage.—Louis Mian, CNN, 22 July 2024 The director vigorously denied the accusations, at one point launching a hunger strike that lasted 145 days, while an international campaign for his release drew a coalition of governments, rights groups, industry bodies, literary luminaries and Hollywood stars.—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 June 2024 In August, hundreds of prisoners staged a mass hunger strike that lasted for weeks, prompting street protests.—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024 Finally, after a hunger strike and mounting international pressure, Poland relented.—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hunger strike
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