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Mar 19, 2013

Albrecht Muth’s Failing Health Delays Trial

The trial of Albrect Muth has been delayed because a D.C. judge has declared that Muth is not healthy enough to appear in court.

Feb 06, 2013

Judge Doubts Hunger-Striking Albrecht Muth Can Defend Himself

Albrecht Muth has been on a hunger strike since last December, but still thinks he can represent himself when he goes to trial in March. A judge disagrees.

Feb 27, 2012

University of Virginia Football on Hunger Strike for Campus Wage Increase

Eighteen students at the University of Virginia have been on a hunger strike to protest what they see as unacceptably low wages paid to hourly employees. Among the protesters is Cavaliers safety Joseph Williams.

Feb 02, 2012

Occupy D.C. Members on ‘Sleep Strike,’ Doctor Calls It ‘Distinctly Unhealthy’

Two members of Occupy D.C. are in the fourth day of a “sleep strike” in protest of the National Park Service’s enforcement on the ban on camping in McPherson Square. They’ve been awake since Monday. A doctor who specializes in sleep disorders says it’s a very bad idea.

Jan 02, 2012

After More Than Three Weeks, Hunger Striker Has a Bite

After 25 days, performance artist and activist Adrian Parsons broke his hunger strike for D.C. voting rights with a gulp of coconut water outside Mayor Vince Gray’s house.

Dec 30, 2011

D.C. Voting Rights Hunger Strikers Announce New Agenda

The protesters on a hunger strike for D.C. voting rights have an idea for a new District office that would lobby for and protect legislative and budgetary autonomy. And Adrian Parsons looks as unwell as ever.

Dec 20, 2011

D.C. Voting Rights Hunger Strikers Down to One

Via WJLA, the AP reports that of the four protesters that were engaged in a hunger strike for D.C. voting rights, only one remains.

Dec 16, 2011

Four Arrested in Brief Voting Rights Protest

Four D.C. voting rights protestors, including the organizer of a week-old hunger strike, were arrested on Capitol Hill during a rally against anti-abortion language in a federal budget resolution.

Dec 13, 2011

Hunger Strikers Hang Around Boehner’s Office

A group of four protestors associated with the Occupy D.C. movement took their prolonged hunger strike to Capitol Hill today in hopes of getting a rider preventing the use of local funds from paying for abortions removed from a federal budget bill.

Dec 13, 2011

As Baltimore is Unoccupied, D.C. Amongst Last Camps Standing

It’s yet another eviction for the Occupy Wall Street movement, as police in Baltimore removed 40 people that had been camped out near the Inner Harbor for the last 10 weeks. According to the Baltimore Sun, the eviction went smoothly and no arrests were reported.

 
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