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CAIR-Chicago hosts iftar dinner in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike

July 25, 2013
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Join CAIR-Chicago and the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) on Monday, July 29, 2013 for an iftar dinner in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Pelican Bay, Guantanamo Bay, and Palestine.

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Activists commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day with solidarity fast

April 19, 2012
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The Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR) held their “Hungry for Justice” dinner and discussion in CAIR-Chicago’s Gallery on April 17th to commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day.

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Activists commemorate Palestinian Prisoner's Day with solidarity fast

April 19, 2012
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The Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR) held their “Hungry for Justice” dinner and discussion in CAIR-Chicago’s Gallery on April 17th to commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day.

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Khader Adnan and the Global Voices of Protest

February 22, 2012
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Khader Adnan, a Palestinian detained by the Israeli army, received international attention as he went on a hunger strike for 66 days protesting his violent arrest and indefinite detention.

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KPFA 94.1 FM Radio: Former Florida Professor, Al-Arian, Protests Imprisonment by Hunger Strike

March 20, 2007
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Al-Arian, who has already lost almost 30 pounds, began refusing food and water on March 3rd to protest a third attempt by prosecutors to compel his testimony in court. He was recently transferred from his Virginia prison to a medical facility in North Carolina.

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