Delhi doctors begin hunger strike
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Doctors at India's top medical institute begin a hunger strike to protest against quotas for low-caste Hindus.
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India's government launched an ambitious food-for-work program Sunday aimed at moving millions of poor farmers back from the brink of starvation by helping them feed themselves.
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Palestinian prisoners launched a hunger strike Sunday, in what was shaping up to be the biggest showdown between thousands of inmates and the Israeli authorities since the outbreak of Mideast fighting in 2000.
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An imprisoned Indian-rights activist who has been on a hunger strike for 93 days was sent to a hospital early Sunday because of her deteriorating condition, authorities reported.
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A French lawyer representing Saddam Hussein asked Monday for the International Red Cross to look into reports that the jailed former Iraqi leader has begun a hunger strike.
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Hundreds more Palestinian prisoners join a hunger strike, as Yasser Arafat calls a one-day solidarity fast.
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Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky launched a hunger strike Wednesday to protest authorities' refusal to give his jailed ex-lawyer AIDS medication.
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A group of Russian deputies go on hunger strike to protest against a controversial benefits reform.
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PARIS A French lawyer is asking the Red Cross to check into reports that Saddam Hussein has begun a hunger strike. The attorney says he represents Saddam and that there are indications from Iraq that the former
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JERUSALEM - More than a thousand Palestinian prisoners went on a hunger strike to press for better conditions, but Israel responded by tightening inmate restrictions, and a Cabinet minister said he wouldn't care if they starved to death.    About 1,600 prisoners struck on Sunday...
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NEW DELHi, AUGUST 21: Truckers went on a nation-wide strike from Saturday to protest against the imposition of the 10 per cent service tax in the Budget.
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SRINAGAR, India  - Leaders of Kashmir's main  political separatist alliance on Wednesday threatened to go on  hunger strike to protest against alleged human right abuses by  Indian soldiers posted in the disputed region.
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Politicians join the public at a rally to demand an end to hospital closures and the centralisation of services.
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Striking health workers aim for Labour support in their bid to block the sell-off of the NHS supply agency.
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The leader of a small Australian  political party will begin a hunger strike on Saturday in  support of about 20 Iranian asylum seekers held at a rural  immigration detention center who have refused food for almost  two weeks.
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The opening hours of GP surgeries will be the focus of talks between doctors and the new health secretary.
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French anti-globalisation activist Jose Bove has launched a hunger strike, saying on Thursday he would not eat until the government imposes a year-long ban on genetically-modified crops.