Egypt hunger strikes gain momentum - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
▻http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/09/egypt-hunger-strikes-gain-momentum-2014913154059914388.html
Several political parties and journalists began a symbolic nationwide hunger strike on Saturday to demand the release of detainees held for violating a law enacted last year that has been criticised by both domestic and international human rights groups, as well as prominent political figures, as curtailing peoples’ right to protest.