Dijana Hrka became the face of protest after her son and 15 other people died in a railway station collapse in Serbia. Her hunger strike lasted 16 days.
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The Unlikely Mother of a Movement, on a Hunger Strike to Avenge Her Son
Since her son was killed with 15 others in a railway station collapse in Serbia, Dijana Hrka has become the face of widespread anti-government protests.
Women Describe Horrors They Endured in Assad’s Prisons
Under the Syrian dictator’s rule, the wives and children of rebels were seized as leverage. Some are now speaking about their trauma.
India Detains Popular Leader of Protest Movement
Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday, is the face of resistance to what he says is government overreach in a small but strategically important Himalayan region.
A Flash of Anger on India’s Delicate Border With China
Protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh, a strategically important Himalayan region, clashed with the police.
Mother on Hunger Strike to Free Alaa Abd El Fattah From Egyptian Jail at ‘Risk to Life’
Laila Soueif, the mother of Alaa Abd El Fattah, one of Egypt’s most prominent political prisoners, has fasted for 151 days as she seeks his release.
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.
Anti-Monarchy Activist in Thailand Dies After Hunger Strike
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, 28, supported abolishing the law that prohibits criticizing royalty and wanted to push the authorities to stop jailing political activists.
South Korean Prosecutors Want to Arrest Hunger-Striking Opposition Leader
Lee Jae-myung has been the subject of a series of investigations since losing the 2022 presidential election. He says his rival now runs “a dictatorship by prosecutors.”
Mass Hunger Strike in Bahrain Prison Sets Off Rare Protests
In a kingdom that crushed an Arab Spring uprising more than a decade ago, prisoners are now on hunger strike to demand better conditions, fueling protests in support of their cause.