Hunger Strike Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Chinese journalist beaten in detention, lawyer says

September 1, 2016 5:32 PM EDT

New York, September 1, 2016 – Chinese authorities should credibly investigate allegations that prison guards beat online journalist Lu Yuyu in custody and ensure that he gets proper medical treatment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Jailed Egyptian blogger on hunger strike

August 31, 2011 4:57 PM EDT

New York, August 31, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to immediately release journalist Maikel Nabil Sanad, who was tried in military court for “insulting the military” and is now serving a three-year sentence in prison. Sanad began a hunger strike in prison on August 22 and…

Tunisia must release ailing journalist on hunger strike

October 21, 2010 1:18 PM EDT

New York, October 21, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the health of imprisoned Tunisian journalist Fahem Boukadous. We call upon the Tunisian government to release him immediately.