: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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His pardon came after years of pressure on Egypt’s government from his family, that included long hunger strikes by Abd El-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, who is a professor of math at Cairo University.—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 In the past, what tended to travel were tactics such as sit-ins, marches or hunger strikes.—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 This delay prompted his mother to go on hunger strike in September 2024, only ending her protest in July 2025 after many appeals from her family and after losing over 35 kilograms.—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025 His mother, Laila Soueif, a professor of mathematics at Cairo University, launched her own hunger strike last September to demand her son’s release.—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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