Kurdish hunger striker says ICE force-feeding ‘mentally broke me’

Choli suffered injuries and medical complications, including swollen sinuses, damage to his esophagus and stomach problems, court records show. 

“That is just not medical care, that is torture,” Dr Chanelle Diaz, an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University’s medical center, told the Guardian. Diaz has reviewed cases of other detained immigrants subjected to force-feeding and advocated for their release...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/kurdish-hunger-striker-ice-force-feeding

‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention

“It is unethical to force treatment on someone who is saying, ‘don’t do this to me’,” said Wynia. “People who are on hunger strike do not want to die, they are not suicidal. They are using the only tool available to them to protest the circumstances of their confinement.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/trump-dhs-hunger-strikes-force-feeding-ice-detention 

 

Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention, document reveals

ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was ‘subject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterization’, which experts have described as torture…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/28/trump-administration-forced-treatment-ice-hunger-striker

‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail

“We are detained, we are on hunger strike, demanding due process rights and the improvement of conditions,” one of the men said in an interview with the Guardian. “We are not criminals. We are people who enter [the facility] with a clean record. We pay our taxes. [We are] Fathers. Mothers. Spouses of citizens with existing petitions.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/new-jersey-ice-immigration

 

Ice detainees hold hunger strike at Louisiana state penitentiary

"The real emergency is what's happening inside: people are being denied life-saving medication, and some may die as a result," SEDND said in a statement. "These hunger strikers are bravely speaking out, risking retaliation from Camp J guards and putting their own lives on the line to ensure those around them receive the medical care they need."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/21/ice-detainee-hunger-strike-louisiana

 

Saudi Prince Talal Dies After Hunger Strike it is Claimed | Al Bawaba

A Saudi prince, known internationally for his open criticism of the ruling family including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has died after being critically weakened by a hunger strike....
https://www.albawaba.com/news/saudi-prince-talal-dies-after-hunger-strike-it-claimed-1229762