hunger-striking

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• hunger-strike — hunger striker. /hung geuhr struyk /, v.i., hunger struck, hunger striking. to go on a hunger strike. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

• Hunger strike — 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 …   Wikipedia

• hunger-strike — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: hunger strike : to engage in a hunger strike * * * hunger striker. /hung geuhr struyk /, v.i., hunger struck, hunger striking. to go on a hunger strike. [1910 15] * * * hungˈer strike intransitive verb …   Useful english dictionary

• 1981 Irish hunger strike — | accessdate = 2007 05 26] The second hunger strike took place in 1981 and was a showdown between the prisoners and the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. One hunger striker, Bobby Sands, was elected as a Member of Parliament during the strike,… …   Wikipedia

• University of Miami 2006 custodial workers' strike — The University of Miami 2006 custodial workers strike featured striking custodial workers at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, in the United States. The strike began on February 28, 2006 and ended on May 1, 2006. Vote to strike On …   Wikipedia

• Guantanamo Bay detention camp — The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3754238.stm Guantanamo controversy rumbles on] ] United States detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo Bay …   Wikipedia

• Force-feeding — Force feeding, which in some circumstances is also called gavage, is the practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will. Force feeding of humans Force feeding is generally carried out by passing a tube through the nose into the… …   Wikipedia

• Bobby Sands — Infobox 1981 Hungerstriker irish= Roibeard Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh name= Bobby Sands honorific suffix =MP paramilitaryorganisation= Provisional IRA dateofbirth= birth date|1954|3|9|mf=y placeofbirth= Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland… …   Wikipedia

• Dirty protest — The dirty protest (also called the no wash protest[1]) was part of a five year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as Long… …   Wikipedia

• Marion Wallace Dunlop — (1864–1942) was the first British suffragette to go on hunger strike, on 5 July 1909, after being arrested in July 1909 for militancy. Born in Scotland, she moved to Ealing and joined the WSPU. She was found guilty of wilful damage for throwing… …   Wikipedia

• Blanket protest — The blanket protest ( ga. Agóid na mBlancéid) was part of a five year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as Long Kesh ) in …   Wikipedia