: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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After a hunger strike and further appeals, both were released in April 2006 under a high-control program for migrants who cannot be deported.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 He was released in 2023 after seven months in Evin Prison following another hunger strike.—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026 Some of the most transformative changes have occurred when ordinary people have organized together through means such as rallies, sit-ins, protests, hunger strikes and mass demonstrations.—Leslie Hoyle Guerra, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026 Panahi was only released in 2023 after going on hunger strike.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike