: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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Eidivand is the brother of Mehrad Asadi Eidivand, a bodybuilder from Iran who went on hunger strikes after being arrested by immigration authorities outside his Phoenix home in May.—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025 While on hunger strike, he was put up for election for a UK assembly seat, and against all odds, won.—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 Sustainable Community Schools emerged from an effort to save Dyett High School for the Arts in Washington Park from closure in 2015, a measure that ultimately succeeded following a 34-day hunger strike by community members.—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 Barton cited fights with other inmates, possession of illicit cell phones, drug and alcohol use, a hunger strike and involvement in a tax fraud scheme in association with a prison gang.—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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