hunger strike
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hunger strike
A form of protest in which a person refuses to eat in order to achieve a specific, usually political goal or to draw attention to an injustice.
Die Gefangenen traten in einen Hungerstreik, um gegen die Haftbedingungen zu protestieren.
The prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest against the prison conditions.
The word is a compound made up of 'der Hunger' (hunger) and 'der Streik' (strike). It literally describes a strike in which hunger is the means of protest.
Ein Hungerstreik ist eine extreme und gefährliche Form des Protests.
A hunger strike is an extreme and dangerous form of protest.
'Hungerstreik' (hunger strike) is combined with fixed verbs. You 'tritt in einen Hungerstreik' (go on a hunger strike; begin), 'ist im Hungerstreik' (are on a hunger strike; current state), or 'beendet/bricht einen Hungerstreik ab' (end/call off a hunger strike; stop).
Der Aktivist ist seit drei Wochen im Hungerstreik.
The activist has been on a hunger strike for three weeks.
This word is used almost exclusively in the context of protest, politics, and human rights. It describes a serious action intended to draw attention to major abuses or injustice.
Mit dem Hungerstreik wollten die politischen Gefangenen bessere Haftbedingungen erreichen.
With the hunger strike, the political prisoners wanted to achieve better prison conditions.
