A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist. But as she slumped in a folding chair outside ...
A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would ...
Mum ‘prepared to die’ after 130 days of hunger strike for imprisoned son
Laila Soueif, 68, has been sitting outside 10 Downing Street for 130 days on a hunger strike. She is a mother who is trying ...
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Mother's hunger strike continues for son's release from Egyptian jail
But as she slumped in a folding chair outside the gates of the British prime minister’s office on day 129 of a hunger strike ...
Georgia journalist jailed over protests against pro-Russian government deteriorates 3 weeks into hunger strike
The mother of one of Georgia's dozens of imprisoned protesters says the nation "chose Europe," but is being "taken to Russia" ...
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Family of 32 Sosma detainees launch hunger strike in front of Sg Buloh Prison
Family members of 32 men being held under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) launched a hunger strike ...
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Georgian Journalist on Hunger Strike as Foreign Officials Call for Release
Georgian journalist jailed after protest, on hunger strike as EU and rights groups call for her immediate release.
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A Mother's Hunger Strike: Laila Soueif's Fight for Her Son
Laila Soueif, mathematician and mother, is on a hunger strike to free her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a political activist imprisoned in Egypt. Despite her health declining, Soueif pleas for ...
On day 8 of hunger strike, Baramulla MP Rashid taken to RML hospital after health deteriorates
"The health condition of my father has deteriorated as his hunger strike enters its 8th day. He has been shifted to RML ...
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JU students suspend hunger strike following VC’s assurance
After 19 long hours, the students of Jahangirnagar University (JU), who were on a hunger strike demanding the abolition of ...
George Marrogi on hunger strike until he receives greater choice of kosher meals
Exclusive: One of the nation’s most uncontrollable inmates is on a hunger strike until he gets a greater choice of meals.
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A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
But as she slumped in a folding chair outside the gates of the British prime minister’s office on day 129 of a hunger strike, she was just a mother — a mom trying to win freedom for her son ...