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Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel after long hunger strike

A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a nearly three-month hunger strike, Israel’s prison service announced, at a time of already soaring tensions between Israel and the Palestinians.

02/05/2023

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Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili 'suffering from poisoning'

The country's main opposition party has called for its former leader to be treated abroad.

05/12/2022

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Why is this man still living in a tree under the Eiffel Tower?

Thomas Brail is protecting trees that were planted by Napoleon Bonaparte’s government.

08/06/2022

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Ex-Georgian President Saakashvili in danger of death, warn doctors

Saakashvili's health has been weakened after he twice went on hunger strike to protest against his imprisonment.

06/05/2022

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Former Georgian President Saakashvili ends hunger strike

The former leader said his supporters needed to be prepared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

10/03/2022

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Jailed ex-Georgian leader back on hunger strike over medical treatment

Jailed ex-Georgian president back on hunger strike to demand medical treatment.

21/02/2022

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Georgia's ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili transferred back to prison

The 54-year-old had been undergoing treatment in hospital after a prolonged hunger strike.

30/12/2021

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Opposition vow 'mass hunger strike' until Saakashvili is released

"We will not stop until Saakashvili is free, until Georgia is back to its European path," said one demonstrator.

22/12/2021

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Meet the Swiss dad who went on a 39 day hunger strike for the climate

Guillermo Fernandez finally saw victory last week as the Swiss Parliament recognised his demands.

15/12/2021

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Protesters gather in Georgia for jailed former president, Saakashvili

Protests and hunger strikes take place in Georgia in support of jailed former president, Mikheil Saakashvili.

07/11/2021

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Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe vows to continue hunger strike

The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said he's determined to "continue" his hunger strike which he started almost two weeks ago.

06/11/2021

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Saakashvili’s health deteriorating on hunger strike, says doctor

Georgia's penitentiary service has dismissed the claims and says Saakashvili’s health is "satisfactory".

11/10/2021

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Day 24: Berlin’s hunger strikers starve for climate justice

As Germany prepares for a decisive election, hunger strikers are staging the country's most radical protest in decades.

22/09/2021

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Veteran Gurkhas call off 13-day hunger strike over pensions

The British Ministry of Defense agreed today to begin talks with the Nepalese Embassy over pensions for Gurkha veterans of the British Army .

19/08/2021

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EU diplomats show support for French father over Tokyo hunger strike

Vincent Fichot ended his three-week hunger strike in Tokyo on Friday, demanding access to his two children who he claims have been abducted by his separated Japanese wife.

30/07/2021

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Brussels announces 'breakthrough' on migrants' hunger strike

A number of migrants on hunger strike since May 23 were wheeled out of the Church of St. John the Baptist on Wednesday after the deal was announced.

21/07/2021

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Navalny should be 'evacuated for urgent medical treatment abroad'

United Nations human rights experts have expressed alarm at the deteriorating health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who doctors have warned he "could die at any moment".

20/04/2021

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French MEP goes on hunger strike over 'ridiculous' EU budget

Talks over the EU's trillion-euro coronavirus recovery, which includes the EU budget, have been deadlocked between MEPs and the European Council over issues including the total amount, and the various cuts to EU policies.

29/10/2020

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Euroviews. The enduring power of the hunger strike ǀ View

In 2009, some friends came up with a campaigning idea so terrifying that we immediately put it on a shelf where it remained for a decade gathering dust. The idea was to use digital tools and social media to harness the power of the hunger strike on a massive scale.

26/11/2019

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe begins new hunger strike

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British woman jailed by Iran on spy charges, has begun a new hunger strike at Tehran’s Evin prison.

15/06/2019