• fast in protest – голодать в знак протеста
См. также: in hard copy, in strict accordance with, in an extraordinary session of parliament, in one's youth
Meanwhile, the main opposition and its allies have announced a 40-hour nation-wide strike from 6 July in protest against the government's decision to abolish the caretaker system of administration, which oversees general elections. (BBC News)
Seven men have sewed their mouths shut and more than a thousand Iranians, Moroccans and Pakistanis have blocked a train line on the Greek-Macedonian border, in protest against a recent decision by some Balkan countries to block certain nationalities from heading towards northern Europe. (The Guardian)
So when the campaigners fasted in protest against these and other scandals, ministers lost their nerve. (BBC)
A Pembrokeshire broadcaster who fasted in protest at inequality during the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations has handed over funds to a local food pod. (Yahoo Finance UK)
