Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 1, 2016 A professor at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania who was denied tenure has embarked on a hunger strike. Juan Rojo announced his plan during a faculty meeting at the school on Tuesday and says he expects to continue teaching through the rest of the semester. He plans to consume only water and sports drinks until the issue is resolved. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 18, 2017 Around 1,500 Palestinians go on hunger strike and I'd imagine Israel be a bit 'meh'. Some high profile boys amongst them too http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-palestine-1000-prisoners-hunger-strike-conditions-administrative-detention-without-charge-a7687506.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,303 Posted April 18, 2017 Darn! I was wishing that Ian Brady had finally starved himself to death! My hopes were dashed again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted April 18, 2017 It would not be announced in this thread of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted April 18, 2017 20 minutes ago, drol said: It would not be announced in this thread of course. Do we still have guest posters? If so, I wouldn't bet on it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted April 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, msc said: Do we still have guest posters? If so, I wouldn't bet on it! No, we hate them all during the upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted August 16, 2017 Mehdi Karroubi, leader of the Iranian Opposition, went on hunger strike this morning. Subsequently, he has been hospitalised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted August 17, 2017 Former hunger striker and Syrian émigré Fadwa Soliman dead at 46 from cancer according to wiki. Has a ring of truth to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted August 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, charon said: Former hunger striker and Syrian émigré Fadwa Soliman dead at 46 from cancer according to wiki. Has a ring of truth to it. Here is a Daily Mail obituary through the AP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 17, 2017 16 hours ago, Thatcher said: Mehdi Karroubi, leader of the Iranian Opposition, went on hunger strike this morning. Subsequently, he has been hospitalised. That's fast! I can go most of the day without food. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted February 23, 2018 A 20-year-old farmer is on hunger strike, campaigning for better Welsh representation in the media. They've got Fireman Sam, the fuck else do they want? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted February 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Spade_Cooley said: A 20-year-old farmer is on hunger strike, campaigning for better Welsh representation in the media. They've got Fireman Sam, the fuck else do they want? Probably demanding that Ruth Madoc gets her own chat show and the public flogging of Matt Lucas. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,973 Posted August 9, 2018 Ukrainian hunger striker Oleg Sentsov "near the end": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45126204 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Ukrainian hunger striker Oleg Sentsov "near the end": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45126204 Considered him for inclusion on my Cup team back in June. If the numbnuts is still fighting authority with his esophagus, he surely must be near the end, as it's been another 10 weeks. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 12, 2018 Vahid Sayyadi-Nasir pegs after hunger strike in Iran nick. https://mobile.twitter.com/ICHRI/status/1072894326135578626 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 12, 2018 On 09/08/2018 at 17:39, gcreptile said: Ukrainian hunger striker Oleg Sentsov "near the end": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45126204 " recovering from 145 day hunger strike" mentioned as there's an empty chair at European Parliament today as he gets an award. So is he still on it??? https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/12/empty-chair-at-ceremony-for-oleg-sentsov-at-european-parliament Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 13, 2018 10 hours ago, charon said: " recovering from 145 day hunger strike" mentioned as there's an empty chair at European Parliament today as he gets an award. So is he still on it??? https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/12/empty-chair-at-ceremony-for-oleg-sentsov-at-european-parliament I looked closely at Sentsov during Cup play. I think he and his hunger strike are fraudulent. Why I left his name alone. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 28, 2020 Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on day 238 of a hunger strike. http://m.bianet.org/english/human-rights/229812-lawyer-ebru-timtik-dies-on-238th-day-of-death-fast 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted January 14, 2021 Maybe the 'Capitol Jamiroquai' should go in here, as the poor lamb has refused to eat since his arrest, citing the lack of all-organic food on the detention centre menu. Seems happy enough to wear a dead animal on his head, mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted October 21, 2021 https://www.barrons.com/news/georgia-medics-urge-hospitalisation-of-hunger-striking-saakashvili-01634722807 Former President of Georgia 2004-2007 and 2008-2013, good friend of Dubya Mikheil Saakashvili is on a hunger strike and has said that he'll continue until he is released or hospitalised. According to his doctor he also has an underlying blood disease that makes his hunger strike more dangerous. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted October 27, 2021 https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Saakashvili-I-refuse-to-be-transferred-to-the-Gldani-prison-I-would-rather-stay-where-I-am-now-until-this-situation-is-ended-by-my-death-or-my-freedom.html "Whatever my health condition, I refuse to be transferred to the Gldani Prison Hospital. I would rather stay where I am now until this situation is ended by my death or my freedom. In any case, I refuse to be transferred to the Gldani prison,” Saakashvili said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted October 27, 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59030936 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Husband begins a new hunger strike. He must really love her ,sadly I don't see this having a happy ending. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted November 1, 2021 On 27/10/2021 at 14:16, arghton said: https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Saakashvili-I-refuse-to-be-transferred-to-the-Gldani-prison-I-would-rather-stay-where-I-am-now-until-this-situation-is-ended-by-my-death-or-my-freedom.html "Whatever my health condition, I refuse to be transferred to the Gldani Prison Hospital. I would rather stay where I am now until this situation is ended by my death or my freedom. In any case, I refuse to be transferred to the Gldani prison,” Saakashvili said. https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/29/mikheil-saakashvili-jailed-georgia-ex-president-getting-weaker-every-day Mikheil Saakashvili's "vital signs are decreasing daily", one month since his hunger strike started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted November 8, 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/8/georgias-ex-president-saakashvili-moved-to-prison-hospital Mikheil Saakashvili moved to a prison hospital in a helicopter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted November 9, 2021 Georgian opposition leader Elene Khoshtaria now also on hunger strike, has fainted due to low blood pressure and says that she won't take medication unless a doctor says that she's on the verge of death: https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3481 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
