Tennis player Jelena Dokic’s father said to be on hunger strike in prison

September 30th, 2009 Students lift days-long hunger strike in VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — More than 150 Venezuelan university students ended a hunger strike Wednesday after the Organization of American States agreed to hear their concerns over alleged political persecution by President Hugo Chavez's government, a protest leader said. The strike began last Thursday when 10 students set up cots outside the Washington-based organization's office in Caracas and vowed to consume only water until its Inter-American Commission of Human Rights promised to launch a probe.

September 30th, 2009 Hunger strike over prosecutions grows in VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — More than 150 university students have joined a hunger strike to demand the Organization of American States investigate allegations that dozens of Venezuelans have been jailed for their opposition to President Hugo Chavez. Student activist Angel Arellano said Wednesday that 163 people — mostly students — have joined the protest since last week, when 10 students set up cots outside the OAS offices in Caracas and vowed to consume only water until the Washington-based group's Interamerican Commission of Human Rights promises to launch a probe.

September 9th, 2009 Iranian exiles vent fury at US over Iraq attacksLONDON — Iranian exiles camped outside the American Embassy in London say they've been on hunger strike for weeks to push the United States to protect their compatriots in Iraq. The People's Mujahedeen of Iran say the U.S.

August 18th, 2009 Iranian activist hospitalized after hunger strikeTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian journalist and opposition activist has been hospitalized after a nine-day hunger strike to protest his detention and trial, a reformist news Web site reported Tuesday. Ahmad Zeidabadi is among more than 100 prominent activists and opposition supporters on trial in Iran.

May 22nd, 2009 RUMA - Damir Dokic, the infamous dad of Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic, has been charged with threatening to endanger the safety of the Australian ambassador to Serbia and illegal bomb possession. The charges carry maximum jail terms of one and eight years respectively.

May 14th, 2009 CAS cuts Montcourt's ban for betting on matchesLAUSANNE, Switzerland — French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt's suspension for betting on matches has been reduced from eight to five weeks. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday the 24-year-old Montcourt bet a total of $192 on 36 different tennis events, though not on his own matches or at tournaments where he was playing.

May 8th, 2009 Damir Dokic detained for 30 days due to threatsBELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian father of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic has been ordered to remain in jail for 30 days pending an investigation into his alleged threats against the Australian ambassador in Belgrade. Damir Dokic was detained in his home in northern Serbia on Wednesday.

May 6th, 2009 US journalist jailed in Iran ends hunger strikeTEHRAN, Iran — An American journalist jailed in Iran on charges of spying for the U.S. has ended her two-week hunger strike for health reasons, her father said Wednesday.

May 4th, 2009 Dokic says she was physically abused by her fatherSYDNEY — Tennis player Jelena Dokic says that her father, Damir, physically abused her during their tumultuous relationship earlier in her career. Dokic, 26, said in an interview with the Fairfax magazine Sport&Style: "I've been through a lot worse than anybody on the tour.

April 28th, 2009 French group urges Iran to free US journalistPARIS — More than a dozen people in Paris have launched a hunger strike in support of an American journalist who is in jail in Tehran. The journalist, Roxana Saberi, has herself been on a hunger strike for a week.

April 27th, 2009 Father: US journalist jailed in Iran 'very weak'TEHRAN, Iran — An American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the U.S. is vowing to remain on a hunger strike until she is freed even though she is "very weak," her father said Monday.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi ended here Monday a hunger strike he began in the morning to demand a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

April 25th, 2009 US journalist jailed in Iran on hunger strikeTEHRAN, Iran — The father of an American journalist who has been convicted of spying in Iran says she has gone on a hunger strike to protest her imprisonment. Reza Saberi has told the Associated Press that "she went on a hunger strike Tuesday to protest her imprisonment.

February 10th, 2009 BELGRADE - Serbia's women's tennis team will be a strong favourite against Spain when the two countries meet in the Fed Cup World Group play-offs this April, Serbian tennis officials said. The matches will be played April 25 and 26 and the four winning nations will qualify for the 2010 World Group, while the four losers will start in World Group II in 2010.

February 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has dropped journalist Carol Thatcher, daughter of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, from a popular television show after she referred to a tennis player as a 'golliwog'. The reference was said to have been made during an off-air conversation with 'The One Show' presenter Adrian Chiles and comedienne Jo Brand.