On AlterNet: hunger strike

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hunger strike"

Hunger-Striking Students Finally See Some Progress for University of Virginia Workers

David Swanson, AlterNet. March 8, 2012.

A living-wage campaign has been pressing the university's overpaid administrators to treat its workers better for the past 14 years.

After the Hunger Strike: Criminal Justice Activist Discusses the Potential Impact of Prisoners' Action

Angola 3 News, AlterNet. August 8, 2011.

Isaac Ontiveros of Critical Resistance offers an inside look at California's anti-prison movement.

Inmate Health Dwindles as Prison Hunger Strike Enters Fourth Week

Jorge Rivas, Colorlines.com. July 21, 2011.

Prison officials told the LA Times they’re closely monitoring 49 inmates who have lost at least 10 pounds each.

Five Demands of the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers

Matt McCoy, AlterNet. July 14, 2011.

The Pelican Bay Prison Hunger strike is bordering on a major medical crisis. What are their demands and why are they important?

Immigrant Detainees Staging Hunger Strikes to Protest Deplorable Confinement

Aura Bogado, AlterNet. August 7, 2009.

The South Louisiana Correctional Center has seen five hunger strikes in one month, as detainees are denied medical care and access to legal libraries.

Stop Retaliating Against Louisiana Detention Center Hunger-Strikers

Staff, Center for Constitutional Rights. August 1, 2009.

The Center for Constitutional Rights is calling for an end to the practice.

For the 70 Gitmo Prisoners on a Hunger Strike, Closing Gitmo Can't Wait a Year

Witness Against TortureJanuary 23, 2009.

Closing Guantanamo is not as hard as we're being told. The real challenge will be achieving justice and accountability.

Sami al-Haj Released from GuantÃ¡namo After More than Six Years

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. May 2, 2008.

The Al Jazeera cameraman was never charged.

The Torture Drawings the Pentagon Doesn't Want You to See

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. April 11, 2008.

Drawings by journalist Sami Al-Haj depicting torture at Gitmo have been censored.

Not Guilty, But Jailed for Five Years: Al-Arian's Third Hunger Strike Under Way

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 9, 2008.

Imprisoned Palestinian activist Sami Amin Al-Arian was found not guilty in court, yet seems the victim of a plan to keep him jailed indefinitely.