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In 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.
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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
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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
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“Hunger strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunger%20strike. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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