Category: hunger

Modi Government Under Fire for Country’s Plunge in Global Hunger Index Ranking

JAIPUR, India—Narendra Modi’s government is under fire from various quarters over the country slipping to near the bottom in the Global Hunger report in 2021 despite having huge food stocks. In the 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI), India ranks 101 out of the 116 countries and the worst part is that the report puts the…


Since Taliban Gain Control, Over Half of Afghan Population Doesn’t Have ‘Enough to Eat’

NEW DELHI—Already stressed by continuous drought and conflict the number of Afghans needing humanitarian assistance increased from 18 million to 24 million after the Taliban took over the country on Aug, 15, according to Babar Baloch, the global spokesperson, for the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The 24 million in need account for over half of…


Ex-US Marine Held in Russia Starts Hunger Strike Over Treatment, Says Family

MOSCOW—A former U.S. Marine serving a nine-year jail sentence in Russia has started a hunger strike to protest against his incarceration and alleged violations of his rights, his family said, a statement Russian prison authorities said was untrue. Trevor Reed, a university student from Texas, was last year convicted of endangering the lives of two…


Putin Foe Navalny to End Prison Hunger Strike on 24Th Day

MOSCOW—Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk. In an Instagram post on the 24th day of his hunger strike, Navalny said he will continue to demand a visit from his…


Hunger-Striking Navalny Being Transferred to Hospital

MOSCOW—Prison doctors have decided to transfer Russia’s main opposition leader Alexei Navalny to hospital, its prison authority said on Monday, 20 days into a hunger strike that has brought international warnings of consequences should he die in jail. Allies of Navalny, who have had no access to him since last week, said they were braced…