Hunger Strike

Yasin Malik, the leader of the outlawed Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, concluded his hunger strike in Tihar Jail on July 22 after being assured that his demands/concerns had been sent to the top authorities. The Kashmiri separatist claimed that his case was not adequately probed. According to authorities, Malik has agreed to postpone his hunger strike for two months at the request of DG Prisons Sandeep Goel. 

The United States demanded an ''unconditional release'' of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan from Chinese jail as her health condition is getting worse day by day that can lead her to death. Zhan was awarded four years of jail for reporting the COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020 from Wuhan. She started an intermittent hunger strike in protest of her jail in may last year, reported BBC. 

Supporting the farmer’s protest, 83-year-old activist Anna Hazare on January 14 wrote a letter to the PM Narendra Modi, restating his hunger strike plan. Hazare said to launch "the last hunger strike" of his life in Delhi by January end. He has demanded to implement the Swaminathan Committee’s recommendation and restore the autonomy of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. He also blamed the government for overlooking to his earlier… read-more

Supporting the 'December 8 Bharat Bandh’ called by farmers, activist Anna Hazare has started a day-long hunger strike in his Ralegan Siddhi village in Maharashtra. Anna said the protests in Delhi should spread throughout the nation to create a pressure on the Centre. The 83-year-old also released a recorded message appreciating the farmers for the non-violent protests. Hazare said, “I had backed this cause earlier also, and will continue to… read-more