Starving for honesty climate hunger strike, Berlin, Germany
Starving for honesty (original German: Hungern bis ihr ehrlich seid and abbreviated: HE!) was a hunger strike and protest camp in Berlin, Germany in mid‑2024 that also served as a meeting point for climate activists. The hunger strikers called on German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to recognize the severity of scientific consensus on climate change by issuing an official policy statement or Regierungserklärung that reacts accordingly. The hunger strike began on 7 March 2024, with strikers joining one after the other, until a total of eight people had joined the strike. The original protest camp was erected on 25 March in Spreebogenpark, Berlin — in view of the German chancellor's residence or Bundeskanzleramt. On 29 April, the camp was required to move to Invalidenpark, Berlin. The two longest strikers, Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick and Richard Cluse, went without solid food for 92 and 77 days respectively. On 27 May, the medical team of Metzeler-Kick described his medical condition as life‑threatening and withdrew support on legal grounds. Metzeler-Kick was hospitalized on 3 June but returned to the camp the same day after his condition had stabilized. On 6 June, he announced he would suspend his hunger strike. All remaining hunger strikers ended their action on 13 June.
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Invalidenstraße, Berlin Mitte
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