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As Americans have taken to the streets demanding racial justice, restaurants and nonprofits have provided meals for them, building upon a long legacy of food as resistance.
By Ligaya Mishan
For immigrants languishing behind bars, a hunger strike is often the sole remaining means of protest against a dehumanizing and unjust system.
By Sarah Gardiner
Moustafa Kassem, detained in Cairo in 2013 and suffering from serious medical problems, had protested his innocence.
By Declan Walsh
The release of dozens of Nicaraguan detainees came amid bolstered United States sanctions and criticism of a crackdown on hunger strikers.
By Frances Robles
Los nicaragüenses se han estado levantando contra el gobierno durante casi dos años. A algunos les ha costado caro.
By Frances Robles and Cesar Rodriguez
For nearly two years, Nicaraguans have been rising up against their government. It has cost some dearly.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian national, has been imprisoned in Tehran since 2016. Her husband camped out in front of the Iranian Embassy in London to demand her release.
By Palko Karasz
The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in Iran since 2016, has camped out in front of the Iranian Embassy to demand her release.
By Megan Specia
The activists said that rank-and-file fighters shared their desire for an end to the conflict, but that leaders on both sides “insist on fighting.”
By Fahim Abed
The resignations were in response to a hunger strike by a Buddhist monk who said he would fast until he died unless one of the ministers, as well as two Muslim governors, were removed from office.
By Dharisha Bastians and Mujib Mashal