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*[[Guantánamo Bay hunger strikes]] – Prisoner protests at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]], a notorious U.S. military prison known for [[Indefinite detention|indefinite detention without trial]] and [[Torture and the United States|torture]], during the [[War on terror]]
*[[Guantánamo Bay hunger strikes]] – Prisoner protests at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]], a notorious U.S. military prison known for [[Indefinite detention|indefinite detention without trial]] and [[Torture and the United States|torture]], during the [[War on terror]]
**[[Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair]]
**[[Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair]]
*[[2009 Tamil diaspora protests]] – Worldwide protest against the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
*[[2009 Tamil diaspora protests]] – Worldwide protest against the [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]
*{{ill|2009 Venezuelan student hunger strike|es|Huelga de hambre de estudiantes en Venezuela de 2009}} – Nationwide hunger strike by students asking a visit to Venezuela by the [[Inter-American Commission on Human Rights]]
*{{ill|2009 Venezuelan student hunger strike|es|Huelga de hambre de estudiantes en Venezuela de 2009}} – Nationwide hunger strike by students asking a visit to Venezuela by the [[Inter-American Commission on Human Rights]]
*[[Palestinian prisoners in Israel#2012 mass hunger strikes|2012 Palestinian mass hunger strikes]] – Protest by Palestinian prisoners against Israeli [[administrative detention]]
*[[Palestinian prisoners in Israel#2012 mass hunger strikes|2012 Palestinian mass hunger strikes]] – Protest by Palestinian prisoners against Israeli [[administrative detention]]
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*[[Meryem Altun]], Turkish prisoner
*[[Meryem Altun]], Turkish prisoner
*[[Ninoy Aquino]]
*[[Ninoy Aquino]]
*[[Stanislav Aseyev]], Ukrainian writer and journalist. Kidnapped by militants from so-called ''[[Donetsk People's Republic]]''.
*[[Stanislav Aseyev]], Ukrainian writer and journalist, kidnapped by militants from so-called ''[[Donetsk People's Republic]]''
*[[Lorraine Badoy-Partosa|Lorraine Badoy]] and Jeffrey Celiz, [[Sonshine Media Network International|SMNI]] news anchors, television franchise probe, 2023<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quismorio |first1=Ellson |title='Lumiit ang tiyan': SMNI lawyer says Celiz, Badoy holding real hunger strike |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/10/lumiit-ang-tiyan-smni-lawyer-says-celiz-badoy-holding-real-hunger-strike |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=11 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lorraine Badoy-Partosa|Lorraine Badoy]] and Jeffrey Celiz, [[Sonshine Media Network International|SMNI]] news anchors, television franchise probe, 2023<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quismorio |first1=Ellson |title='Lumiit ang tiyan': SMNI lawyer says Celiz, Badoy holding real hunger strike |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/10/lumiit-ang-tiyan-smni-lawyer-says-celiz-badoy-holding-real-hunger-strike |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=11 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Igor Bancer]], Polish Belarusian musician, activist, journalist, worker, and events organiser.
*[[Igor Bancer]], Polish Belarusian musician, activist, journalist, worker, and events organiser
*[[Marwan Barghouti]]
*[[Marwan Barghouti]]
*[[Chen Shui Bian]], [[President of the Republic of China]]
*[[Chen Shui Bian]], [[President of the Republic of China]]
*[[Franklin Brito]], [[Venezuela]], land dispute, 2010. Died.
*[[Franklin Brito]], [[Venezuela]], land dispute, 2010, died
*[[Emil Calmanovici]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Communist Romania]], political prisoner, 1956. Died.
*[[Emil Calmanovici]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Communist Romania]], political prisoner, 1956, died
*[[Cesar Chavez]], leader of the [[United Farm Workers]] union, Arizona, 1968, 1970, 1972.
*[[Cesar Chavez]], leader of the [[United Farm Workers]] union, Arizona, 1968, 1970, 1972
*[[Lantz v. Coleman|William (Bill) Coleman]], 2007 to 2014 in CT, USA <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guernicamag.com/the-longest-hunger-strike/|title=The Longest Hunger Strike|first=Ann|last=Neumann|date=January 15, 2013|website=Guernica}}</ref>
*[[Lantz v. Coleman|William (Bill) Coleman]], 2007 to 2014 in CT, USA <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guernicamag.com/the-longest-hunger-strike/|title=The Longest Hunger Strike|first=Ann|last=Neumann|date=January 15, 2013|website=Guernica}}</ref>
*[[Alfredo Cospito]] - Italian [[Anarchism|anarchist]] prisoner who started an hunger strike on 20 October 2022 against the [[Article 41-bis prison regime|41-bis]] prison regime.
*[[Alfredo Cospito]], Italian [[Anarchism|anarchist]] prisoner who started a hunger strike on 20 October 2022 against the [[Article 41-bis prison regime|41-bis]] prison regime
*[[Jatindra Nath Das]] Indian independence activist and revolutionary
*[[Jatindra Nath Das]], Indian independence activist and revolutionary
*[[Andrey Derevyankin]]
*[[Andrey Derevyankin]]
*[[Katherine Dunham]]
*[[Katherine Dunham]]
*[[Ronald Easterbrook]] England, prisoner, 1997, 1999.
*[[Ronald Easterbrook]], England, prisoner, 1997, 1999
*[[Becky Edelsohn]]
*[[Becky Edelsohn]]
*[[Mahatma Gandhi]] – [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] activist, part of campaign of [[nonviolent resistance]] to [[British Raj|British rule in India]]
*[[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] activist, part of campaign of [[nonviolent resistance]] to [[British Raj|British rule in India]]
*[[Akbar Ganji]]
*[[Akbar Ganji]]
*[[Bekele Gerba]], Oromo politician promoting non-violence, 2021<ref name="AddisStand_FedCourt_upholds" />
*[[Bekele Gerba]], Oromo politician promoting non-violence, 2021<ref name="AddisStand_FedCourt_upholds" />
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*[[Larry Hebert]]
*[[Larry Hebert]]
*[[Barry Horne (activist)|Barry Horne]]
*[[Barry Horne (activist)|Barry Horne]]
*[[Charles Hyder]] fasts in 1986-87 for 218 days against arms race, nuclear weapons and nuclear waste
*[[Charles Hyder]], fasts in 1986-87 for 218 days against arms race, nuclear weapons, and nuclear waste
*[[Samer Tariq Issawi]]
*[[Samer Tariq Issawi]]
*[[Poopathy Kanapathipillai]]
*[[Poopathy Kanapathipillai]]
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*[[Haia Lifşiţ]]
*[[Haia Lifşiţ]]
*[[Ihar Losik]], Belarusian blogger
*[[Ihar Losik]], Belarusian blogger
*[[Joe Madison]], known as “The Black Eagle," radio personality and human and civil rights activist, 2021
*[[Joe Madison]], known as "The Black Eagle," radio personality and human and civil rights activist, 2021
*[[Anatoly Marchenko]]
*[[Anatoly Marchenko]]
*[[Holger Meins]]
*[[Holger Meins]]
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*[[Darshan Singh Pheruman]]
*[[Darshan Singh Pheruman]]
*[[Kemal Pir]]
*[[Kemal Pir]]
*[[Olden Polynice]], Haitian basketball player who went on a 10-day strike
*[[Muhammad al-Qiq]]
*[[Muhammad al-Qiq]]
*[[Mahmudur Rahman]], Bangladeshi news editor
*[[Mahmudur Rahman]], Bangladeshi news editor
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*[[Andrei Sakharov]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statement on Mr and Mrs. Andrei Sakharov's Hunger Strike|url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/statement-mr-and-mrs-andrei-sakharovs-hunger-strike|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Ronald Reagan|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Andrei Sakharov]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statement on Mr and Mrs. Andrei Sakharov's Hunger Strike|url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/statement-mr-and-mrs-andrei-sakharovs-hunger-strike|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Ronald Reagan|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kostas Sakkas]]
*[[Kostas Sakkas]]
*[[Nigamananda Saraswati]] – Protest against [[Mining scams in India|illegal mining]] in the [[Ganges|Ganges River]]
*[[Nigamananda Saraswati]], protest against [[Mining scams in India|illegal mining]] in the [[Ganges|Ganges River]]
*[[Jaume Sastre i Font]], Catalan teacher in [[Mallorca]]
*[[Jaume Sastre i Font]], Catalan teacher in [[Mallorca]]
*[[Nadiya Savchenko]], [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] helicopter pilot, kidnapped and detained in Russian prison, 2015 and 2016.
*[[Nadiya Savchenko]], [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] helicopter pilot, kidnapped and detained in Russian prison, 2015 and 2016
*[[Oleg Sentsov]], Ukrainian filmmaker and writer
*[[Oleg Sentsov]], Ukrainian filmmaker and writer
*[[Irom Sharmila]]
*[[Irom Sharmila]]
*[[Bhagat Singh]] Indian socialist revolutionary
*[[Bhagat Singh]], Indian socialist revolutionary
*[[Surat Singh Khalsa]], Sikh Activist
*[[Surat Singh Khalsa]], Sikh Activist
*[[Mitch Snyder]], Homeless Advocate
*[[Mitch Snyder]], homeless advocate
*[[Mohamed Soltan]], Egyptian opposition activist, 2014
*[[Mohamed Soltan]], Egyptian opposition activist, 2014
*[[Theresa Spence]]
*[[Theresa Spence]]
*[[Potti Sreeramulu]] Indian revolutionary, specifically for the Andhra region independence movement.
*[[Potti Sreeramulu]], Indian revolutionary, specifically for the Andhra region independence movement
*[[Thileepan|Thileepan (Rasaiah Parthipan)]]
*[[Thileepan|Thileepan (Rasaiah Parthipan)]]
*[[Yulia Tymoshenko]]
*[[Yulia Tymoshenko]]
*[[Judith Todd]] Political activist regarding Zimbabwe.
*[[Judith Todd]], political activist regarding Zimbabwe
*[[Sergey Udaltsov]], Russian opposition activist, 2011 and 2014
*[[Sergey Udaltsov]], Russian opposition activist, 2011 and 2014
*[[Lluís Maria Xirinacs]], Catalan politician, writer, and religious leader
*[[Lluís Maria Xirinacs]], Catalan politician, writer, and religious leader
*[[Lin Yi-hsiung]] – Protest against the construction of the [[Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[New Taipei City]]
*[[Lin Yi-hsiung]], protest against the construction of the [[Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[New Taipei City]]
*[[Shahrokh Zamani]], Iranian Labour Activist, died 2015 in [[Iran|Islamic Republic of Iran]]'s prison
*[[Shahrokh Zamani]], Iranian Labour Activist, died 2015 in [[Iran|Islamic Republic of Iran]]'s prison
*[[Govinda K.C.]] Nepali orthopaedic surgeon and philanthropic activist.
*[[Govinda K.C.]], Nepali orthopaedic surgeon and philanthropic activist
*[[Ebru Timtik]], Kurdish-Turkish human rights lawyer, died 2020
*[[Ebru Timtik]], Kurdish-Turkish human rights lawyer, died 2020
*[[Alexei Navalny]], Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-31|title=Putin critic Navalny on hunger strike over Russian prison treatment|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56595560|access-date=2021-04-07}}</ref>
*[[Alexei Navalny]], Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, 2021<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-31|title=Putin critic Navalny on hunger strike over Russian prison treatment|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56595560|access-date=2021-04-07}}</ref>
*[[Parit Chiwarak]] and [[Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul]], jailed pro-democratic activists, 2021 – demanding justice and scrapping of [[Lese majeste in Thailand]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-14|title= เพนกวิน พริษฐ์ อดอาหารประท้วงครบ 30 วัน ครอบครัวเผยน้ำหนักลดลงเกือบ 20 กิโลฯ ขณะที่รุ้ง ปนัสยาเอง ก็อดอาหารครบ 16 วันแล้ว |language=th|work=The Matter|url= https://thematter.co/brief/140515/140515|access-date=2021-04-22}}</ref>
*[[Parit Chiwarak]] and [[Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul]], jailed pro-democratic activists, 2021, demanding justice and scrapping of [[Lese majeste in Thailand]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-14|title= เพนกวิน พริษฐ์ อดอาหารประท้วงครบ 30 วัน ครอบครัวเผยน้ำหนักลดลงเกือบ 20 กิโลฯ ขณะที่รุ้ง ปนัสยาเอง ก็อดอาหารครบ 16 วันแล้ว |language=th|work=The Matter|url= https://thematter.co/brief/140515/140515|access-date=2021-04-22}}</ref>
*[[Jeanine Áñez]], jailed former [[president of Bolivia]], 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Condori|first=Edwin|date=2022-02-09|title=A un día del comienzo de su juicio, Jeanine Áñez se declara en huelga de hambre|language=es|work=[[La Razón (La Paz)|La Razón]]|publication-place=La Paz|url=https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/02/09/a-un-dia-del-comienzo-de-su-juicio-jeanine-anez-se-declara-en-huelga-de-hambre/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209213022/https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/02/09/a-un-dia-del-comienzo-de-su-juicio-jeanine-anez-se-declara-en-huelga-de-hambre/|archive-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jeanine Áñez]], jailed former [[president of Bolivia]], 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Condori|first=Edwin|date=2022-02-09|title=A un día del comienzo de su juicio, Jeanine Áñez se declara en huelga de hambre|language=es|work=[[La Razón (La Paz)|La Razón]]|publication-place=La Paz|url=https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/02/09/a-un-dia-del-comienzo-de-su-juicio-jeanine-anez-se-declara-en-huelga-de-hambre/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209213022/https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2022/02/09/a-un-dia-del-comienzo-de-su-juicio-jeanine-anez-se-declara-en-huelga-de-hambre/|archive-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[Vojislav Šešelj]], Serbian politician
*[[Vojislav Šešelj]], Serbian politician
*[[Tomislav Nikolić]], Serbian politician, 2011
*[[Tomislav Nikolić]], Serbian politician, 2011
*[[Marinika Tepić]], Serbian politician, 2023
*[[Marinika Tepić]], Serbian politician, 2023
*[[Andrej Obradović]], Serbian activist, 2024

*[[Kim Young-sam]], South Korean politician
*[[Kim Young-sam]], South Korean politician
*[[Kim Dae-jung]], South Korean politician
*[[Kim Dae-jung]], South Korean politician
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*[[Woo Won-shik]], South Korean politician
*[[Woo Won-shik]], South Korean politician
*[[Lee Jae-myung]], South Korean politician
*[[Lee Jae-myung]], South Korean politician
*[[Dylann Roof]], American mass-murderer and White Supremacist


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:46, 22 October 2024

This is an incomplete list of recent hunger strikes and people who have conducted a hunger strike.

Hunger strikes

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Groups who have conducted hunger strikes

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Individuals who have conducted a hunger strike

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References

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  1. ^ Borders, William; Times, Special To the New York (2 August 1981). "I.R.A. UNSHAKEN BY DECISION ON FAST (Published 1981)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ McKernan, Bethan (8 May 2020). "Lonely death of Grup Yorum bassist highlights Turkey hunger strikes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Scull, Maggie. "Timeline of 1981 hunger strike". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Martin Hurson — Died on 13 July 1981 after 46 days on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh | An Phoblacht". www.anphoblacht.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Crucifix given by Pope John Paul IIto Patsy O'Hara in Derry museum". www.derryjournal.com. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "On This Day: Bobby Sands, Long Kesh hunger striker, passes away". IrishCentral.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ "On This Day: Mahatma Gandhi's hunger strike against caste separation laws; General Motors founded and more". cnbctv18.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Four Catalan leaders facing trial in Spain go on hunger strike". the Guardian. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Grève de la faim: les sans-papiers veulent rester à l'église du Béguinage jusqu'au traitement des dossiers". lalibre.be. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Le cri des sans-papiers du béguinage: "On restera jusqu'à la mort s'il le faut" - Édition digitale de Bruxelles". lacapitale.sudinfo.be. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  11. ^ Quismorio, Ellson (11 December 2023). "'Lumiit ang tiyan': SMNI lawyer says Celiz, Badoy holding real hunger strike". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  12. ^ Neumann, Ann (15 January 2013). "The Longest Hunger Strike". Guernica.
  13. ^ Mekonnen, Siyanne (17 February 2021). "News Update: Fed Court once again upholds decision for prisoners in hunger strike to get medical care at private hospital". Addis Standard. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Statement on Mr and Mrs. Andrei Sakharov's Hunger Strike". Ronald Reagan. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Putin critic Navalny on hunger strike over Russian prison treatment". BBC News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. ^ "เพนกวิน พริษฐ์ อดอาหารประท้วงครบ 30 วัน ครอบครัวเผยน้ำหนักลดลงเกือบ 20 กิโลฯ ขณะที่รุ้ง ปนัสยาเอง ก็อดอาหารครบ 16 วันแล้ว". The Matter (in Thai). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  17. ^ Condori, Edwin (9 February 2022). "A un día del comienzo de su juicio, Jeanine Áñez se declara en huelga de hambre". La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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