May 19, 2013
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Description
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food.
In cases where an entity has or is able to obtain custody of the hunger striker, the hunger strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding.
(via Freebase)
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![Jailed Bahraini rights activist Khawaja feared dead: Lawyer [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2917000/2917239/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=525f4c92b7d4eb6ecc5977df1acb01e1)
![Khawaja's daughter appeals for his release [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2759000/2759316/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8be62d2bbb3856ab32d6c76aabd753a0)
![Shalabi to Press TV: Israel must end administrative detention [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2721000/2721781/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=d4dab392e93d80cd373a95bd7407f29d)
![Israel moves Palestinian hunger striker from detention to large open air prison [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-2608000/2608982/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=138c5c7e4668aecd90d6465cbf12fc19 "Members of the media surround Hana Shalabi as she is carried to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City April 1, 2012: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem")
![Amnesty International urges release of prominent Bahraini activist from jail [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2577000/2577981/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ae40dfebe3e9e3763f2f5a87bd0db0fc)
![Palestinian youths clash with IDF during Hana Shalabi protests [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-2423000/2423867/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5bfe088e98f16d056b6cbd8da188977d)
![Israel's Prison Ethics Committee considers force-feeding Palestinian Hana Shalabi [Palestine TV, Ramallah]](/images/image_cache/base-1855000/1855520/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=90ea9a144cffd23706013f783cf922cb)
![International Women's Day dedicated to Palestinian female prisoners [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-1581000/1581368/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4422f4d23577b7e78e59a8788e608402)
![Palestinian hunger strikers reignite prisoners' rights movement [Palestine TV, Ramallah]](/images/image_cache/base-1537000/1537690/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0e88e6a64e72d74144ded5e96c834e3c)
