Palestinian hunger strike heightens tension with Israel
A hunger strike by more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners over their treatment in Israeli jails has turned into a…
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Israel passes Law allowing Force Feeding of Prisoners
The Israeli parliament approved Thursday a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life…
Egypt’s Activist Soltan released to US after Hunger Strike
Jailed activist Mohammed Soltan, who has been on hunger strike for over a year in protest against his detention in…
Activist Mohamed Sultan sentenced to Life in Prison
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen on a monthslong hunger strike to life in prison…
Photojournalist Gamal Ziada Starts Hunger Strike in Prison
Detained photojournalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada began a hunger strike Saturday for the second time during his temporary…
April 6 Youth Members To Escalate Their Hunger Strike Against Protest Law
April 6 Youth movement announced on Wednesday that it would escalate its members' hunger strike in the upcoming…
Zamalek Fans Join Anti-Protest Law Hunger Strike
Detained members of a hardcore Zamalek football club fan group started a hunger strike on Saturday, their official…
Number Of Jailed Egyptian Activists Go On Hunger Strike
A number of jailed Egyptian activists decided late Tuesday to go on an open-ended hunger strike in a new attempt to…
Elshamy is Healthy, Not on Hunger Strike – Govt. Committee
A fact-finding committee, commissioned by interim President Adly Mansour, has said that Abdullah ElShamy and…
Canada PM Urges Egypt to Free Canadian Hunger Strikers
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday called for the immediate release of two Canadians now on hunger…
Egypt Extends Detention of Two Canadians by 45 Days
Two Canadians arrested and held without charge in Egypt for more than seven weeks have been ordered detained for…
2 Canadian Men Remain Behind Bars in Egypt
Two Canadians on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison said Saturday they were beaten and have been subjected to…
Detained Egyptian Activist Starts Hunger Strike Protesting Maltreatment
Detained Egyptian activist Hassan Mostafa started a hunger strike Saturday complaining of maltreatment inside his…
Minister of Manpower Follows Daily Report of Workers’ Protests
Minister of Manpower and Immigration Khaled Al Azhary called on the concerned sector in the ministry to prepare…
Hamas to discuss Prisoners’ Hunger Strike Issue in Cairo
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal will meet the Egyptian foreign minister and the Arab League Secretary General on Sunday…
Israel releases Palestinian Prisoner on Hunger Strike
Israeli authorities on Wednesday freed Palestinian detainee Hader Adnan who launched a 66-day hunger strike against…
Thousands Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails go on Hunger Strike
Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing…
Saudis to join a two-day Hunger Strike Protesting the Activist Detention
Dozens of Saudis have signed up to join a two-day hunger strike this week to protest against the detention of a…