Starving for honesty climate hunger strike, Berlin, Germany

Starving for honesty (original German: Hungern bis ihr ehrlich seid and abbreviated: HE!) is an ongoing hunger strike and protest camp in Berlin, Germany in mid‑2024 that also serves as a meeting point for climate activists. The hunger strikers are calling 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. 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. Eight people have been or are currently on hunger strike. 61‑year-old Michael Winter withdrew on 18 May 2024 citing medical grounds. Four others have ended or paused their strikes to bring the present number of strikers to three. The longest striker, 49‑year-old Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, went without food for almost 90 days. On 27 May, his medical team 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.