In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would become a months-long hunger strike. The collective action was designed to get ...
On the fourth day of a hunger strike “for Gaza,” a Yale administrator told pro-Palestinian strikers and their student supporters that their demand for a meeting with University leadership would not be ...
On May 19 — the day of Yale’s Commencement — individuals associated with Yalies4Palestine ended their hunger strike “for Gaza” on its tenth day. The group cited deteriorating health and what they ...
Maya Abdallah stopped eating May 9 in support of Palestine. Eight days later, she left campus in an ambulance after losing consciousness from hunger. Abdallah, a third-year film and television student ...
This story was originally published by In These Times on June 16, 2025. It is shared here with permission. The risk of famine increases in Gaza as the Israeli government’s blockade of nearly all aid ...