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Posts Tagged ‘hunger strike’

Nearly one third of Glenn Dyer prisoners wrap up hunger strike

By Lucas Guilkey | October 27, 2017 | 3

Last week, over 30 percent of the prisoners at the Glenn Dyer Detention Facility in downtown Oakland participated in a hunger strike to protest what they say are abusive conditions of isolation and poor healthcare in Alameda County jails.

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Hikers freed from Iranian prison speak at Occupy Oakland

By Byrhonda Lyons | October 18, 2011 | 2

The three hikers who garnered fame when they were detained by the Iranian government, accused of spying, and recently released, spoke in support of the Occupy Oakland protest on Monday afternoon in front of city hall.

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