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Hundreds of Canadian children have lived in immigration detention with their parents
A new report sheds light on the hundreds of Canadian children who have lived in immigration detention with their parents
Hunger Strikers Celebrate Muskrat Falls Win
But protesters split on agreement to review engineering reports.
What Does a 16-Year Hunger Strike Do to Your Body?
On Tuesday, Irom "Mengoubi" Chanu Sharmila of Manipur in northeast India ended her nearly 16-year hunger strike by licking a smudge of honey off of her hand, but what effect has the strike had on her body?
What Does a 16-Year Hunger Strike Do to Your Body?
On Tuesday, Irom "Mengoubi" Chanu Sharmila of Manipur in northeast India ended her nearly 16-year hunger strike by licking a smudge of honey off of her hand, but what effect has the strike had on her body?
Migrants continue two-week long hunger strike in Canadian jails
Even though the Canadian government has promised to stop locking up migrants in provincial jails, the policy hasn't ended yet.
The US Just Transferred Nine Guantanamo Detainees to Saudi Arabia
Among the prisoners being transferred is Tariq Ba Odah, whose eight-year hunger strike led to intensified scrutiny of the treatment that Guantanamo's detainees are subject to.
We Met the Victorian Grandmother Hunger Striking Over Her Medicinal Weed Arrest
Heather Gladman was arrested with 40 plants on February 18 and hasn't eaten since. We asked about her push for a grower's amnesty.
A Palestinian Journalist is Close to Death, 92 Days Into One of World's Longest Hunger Strikes
After three months without food, doctors warn that Palestinian prisoner Mohammed al Qiq risks organ failure and internal bleeding that could result in sudden death.
Emails Show That Even Military Commanders Have to 'Vent on Occasion' at Guantanamo
Military commanders reacted to an infamous detainee hunger strike and subsequent raid at Guantanamo with disdain and resentment, emails obtained by VICE News show.
Immigrant Detainees Accuse US of Using Sleep Deprivation During Hunger Strike
US immigration officials allegedly woke up some detainees every 15 minutes and placed others in solitary confinement in response to a hunger strike that spread to at least 10 facilities nationwide.
Saudi Arabia's Most Famous Blogger Is Now On a Hunger Strike in Prison
Raif Badawi — the Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam” — began a hunger strike after being transferred to an isolated detention facility.
More Than 100 US Immigrant Detainees Are On Hunger Strike This Thanksgiving
Detainees at immigration detention centers in Alabama and California are refusing their meals and demanding an end to their indefinite confinement.