(S (S (PP (IN As) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN protest)) (PP (IN against) (BASENP (DT the) (NN punishment))))) (COMMA ,) (S (BASENP (NNP Issawi)) (VP (VBD began) (BASENP (DT a) (VBN publicized) (NN hunger) (NN strike))))) (PERIOD .))