Pina Picherno
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European Parliament vice-president begins hunger strike over Oleshky humanitarian crisis
Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, announced a hunger strike on 20 October via her X account to draw international attention to the humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region. She is calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, access to food and medicine, and safe evacuation of civilians, and has urged civic organizations, citizens, and national and local institutions to join the non-violent action.