Hunger strike

UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown

“The death penalty is being used against people for exercising the rights of freedom of assembly, association, and expression, as well as their political rights,” she said.

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.
Global Movement to Gaza Sweden holds a demonstration in connection with the arrival of the released Swedish participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, in central Stockholm, Sweden October 7, 2025.

Tunisia extends 'Sumud 4' flotilla activists' detention to 10 months, little international outcry

FILE PHOTO: Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple who have been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on charges of espionage, according to their family, pose for a selfie in an unknown location in this undated handout photograph taken in 2024 and obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2026.

Jailed British couple in Iran continue hunger strike, US-based rights org. HRANA says

SUPPORTERS OF Defend Our Juries take part in a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory


Three pro-Palestinian activists detained in Britain end hunger strike, some facing imminent death

All of the hunger strikers have been charged with offences allegedly carried out on behalf of Palestine Action, before the group was banned and designated a terrorist organisation.

A supporter of Defend Our Juries attends a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London under Terrorism Act

Thunberg was holding a sign reading "I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide," at a protest denouncing an insurance company's ties with Israeli defense giant Elbit systems.

Greta Thunberg protesting in London, December 23, 2025.

'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.

Palestine Action vandals hospitalized amid hunger strike against proscription

The hunger strike began on November 2 to commemorate the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, with activists Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib refusing food.

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.

Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament

The group of medics signed up to protest outside parliament in pairs wearing stethoscopes and medical tunics splashed with fake blood, taking turns in 24-hour fasts in a relay system.

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.

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

Nixon claimed that her son, Seph Mozes, was enacting the strike in Chicago along with several of his friends from the controversial organization Jewish Voices for Peace.

 Cynthia Nixon and her son Seph.

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