Hunger strike

'Hungry? Eat a sandwich': Palestine Action protesters hospitalized as hunger strike exceeds 40 days

Of the eight protesters participating in the hunger strike, five have been hospitalized as of Thursday.

Palestine Action protesters involved in a hunger strike.
Demonstrators hold a banner in relation to group "Palestine Action" and flags in support of Palestinians during a national protest, ahead of the two year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, October 4 2025.

Palestine Action vandals hospitalized amid hunger strike against proscription

Doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi sit outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law.

Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament

 Cynthia Nixon and her son Seph.

Actress Cynthia Nixon claims her ‘observant’ Jewish son hunger striking for Gaza


Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi granted short medical leave from prison in Iran

Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who resides in France with their children, criticized authorities for delaying necessary medical care.

Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture.

Hunger strike for hostages: Four strikers fasting for over 20 days

The hunger strikers were joined by ten doctors from the Gaza border region who closed their clinics in protest.

 Hunger strike for the hostages outside the Knesset