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Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says
Xu is protesting against what he describes as inhumane treatment in prison, including lack of contact with his family. Concerns are growing about the health of Xu Zhiyong, China’s most prominent ...World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago -
In Northern Gaza, Hunger Looms Over Daily Existence
Families say they are rationing what little food they can find while living under the constant threat of Israeli bombardment.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Indian Doctors Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Killing of Colleague
Six were subsisting only on water and were admitted into the hospital after a multiday fast to demand justice for the brutal rape and killing of a medical resident.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
The international authority on hunger crises says the Gaza Strip is still at risk of famine more than a year into the Israel-Hamas warWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Mother of British-Egyptian political prisoner goes on hunger strike
Alaa Abdel Fattah is a British-Egyptian national who has spent most of the last decade in jail.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam
Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C. The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Southern Africa is enduring its worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, the UN says
The United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the ...World - ABC News - October 16 -
Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week
Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border. What caused the civil war in Sudan and how has it become one of the world’s worst ...World - The Guardian - October 21