77 m. ago Three Palestine Action activists end hunger strikes after 73 days

Only one hunger striker remains, according to Prisoners for Palestine

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3 h. ago Palestine Action hunger strike ends after 73 days after 'one of key demands met'

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6 h. ago Rights group disputes claim ministers cannot act over Palestine Action

Human Rights Watch says attorney general has power to facilitate immediate bail, one of activists’ key demandsHuman Rights Watch has written to the attorney general saying ministers’ claims that they cannot intervene in the hunger strike by Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners is “not fully true”.One of the demands by those refusing food is for immediate bail and the NGO says Richard Hermer, the government’s most senior law officer, could facilitate this by instructing prosecutors not to oppose their bail applications, although the government denied this. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago London Protest Explodes As Palestine Action Hunger Strike Rages Outside British Ministry Of Justice

London Protest Explodes As Palestine Action Hunger Strike Rages Outside British Ministry Of Justice  Times of India

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3 d. ago Fears for Palestine Action activist who has been on hunger strike for nearly 70 days

Heba Muraisi, 31, has lost 10kg, is struggling to breathe and is suffering from headaches after turning down food at HMP New Hall in Yorkshire following alleged break-ins and criminal damage.

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4 d. ago Palestinian Action hunger striker ‘deteriorating’ after losing 10kg in 69

Heba Muraisi is among three Palestine Action activists still on hunger strike while awaiting trial in the UK

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4 d. ago Palestinian Action hunger striker ‘deteriorating’ after losing 10kg in 69 day starvation protest

Heba Muraisi is among three Palestine Action activists still on hunger strike while awaiting trial in the UK

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7 d. ago Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot

The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demandsThey are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for 45, 59 and 66 days. A fourth prisoner, Teuta Hoxha, ended her strike this week, after 58 days. She could suffer lifelong health effects. The remaining strikers, Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed and Lewie Chiaramello, could pass away at any time. The 10 IRA and INLA hunger strikers who died in 1981 survived for between 46 and 73 days. Muraisi, whose strike has lasted the longest, is, according to supporters, now struggling to breathe and suffering uncontrollable muscle spasms – possible signs of neurological damage. Yet the government refuses to engage.It created this situation. The Crown Prosecution Service states that the maximum time a prisoner can spend on remand is 182 ...

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7 d. ago Why Liam Rosenior’s time at Strasbourg was ideal preparation for Chelsea

The 41-year-old is at home with young players and, crucially, he is familiar with the demands of Chelsea’s ownersBy Get French Football NewsLiam Rosenior looks up at the towering Strasbourg Kop. He shouts and pleads as he points to his players, demanding the fans applaud them. Met with hostility, boos and jeers in the stands, he cuts a lone figure, one at pains to sow unity at a divided club. Strasbourg had just won the game, beating Le Havre 1-0 earlier this season, but the club’s fans were in no mood to celebrate.Behind an image are a thousand words, or three banners in this case. One called for the club president Marc Keller to leave Strasbourg; another criticised the bizarre Ishé Samuels-Smith back-and-forth transfer; and the one to which Rosenior took particular exception concerned his captain, Emmanuel Emegha. It read: “Emegha, pawn of BlueCo, after changing shirts, hand back your armband.” Emegha had agreed a deal to join Chelsea a few days earlier, once again confirming to S...

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8 d. ago Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi

The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-oldIt was 6am. London. A few days before Christmas. My four-year-old is singing at the top of her lungs and charging around my parents’ house on a hunt for the perfect crayon. There is nothing particularly unusual about this scene except for the fact that the crayon in question was for Greta Thunberg. The world’s most well-known activist needed a writing tool and my daughter, O, was on the case. (Remember this crayon: it’s going to be important later on.)O, I should note, had absolutely no idea who Greta was. We’re not longtime chums or anything like that. Rather Greta was in London to support the Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers. She needed somewhere to stay and my dad, who is a Palestinian refugee, and appreciative of anyone speaking up about the place where he was born but can’t return to live in, keeps an open house for activists who need a bed or a meal. When the visit had ...

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2 w. ago Prisoner on Palestine Action hunger strike ‘losing the ability to speak’, say campaigners

Four activists remain on hunger strike with some experiencing serious health decline, according to Prisoners for Palestine

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2 w. ago UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action

Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights lawsUN experts have expressed “grave concern” for the wellbeing of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers and warned their treatment raises questions about the UK’s compliance with international human rights laws.Eight prisoners have been on hunger strike while awaiting trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action before the group was banned under terrorism legislation. Qesser Zuhrah, 20, and Amu Gib, 30, who are being held at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, were on hunger strike from 2 November to 23 December. Heba Muraisi, 31, who is at HMP New Hall, joined the pair on 3 November. The group also includes Teuta Hoxha, 29, Kamran Ahmed, 28, and Lewie Chiaramello, 22, who is refusing food every other day because he has diabetes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Four Palestine Action hunger strikers pledge to continue, families say

Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers have issued legal challenge to justice secretary David Lammy

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3 w. ago UK hunger striker issues grave warning to government as fresh demands are made

Former hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah has said the group 'will certainly return to battle' in the new year if their demands aren't met, as she pauses her 48 day hunger protest

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3 w. ago Palestine Action protesters pause hunger strike over health fears

Four Palestine Action-linked prisoners are still on hunger strike while four have paused their protest, group Prisoners for Palestine says

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3 w. ago Fourth Palestine Action hunger striker gives up protest after more than 50 days as three others maintain fast

Amy Gardiner-Gibson, also known as Amu Gib, has ended the strike having been reportedly taken to hospital. They lost more than 10kg of weight during the fast.

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3 w. ago Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting Palestine Action hunger strike

Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting Palestine Action hunger strike  Yahoo

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3 w. ago Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest for Palestine Action hunger strikers

Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest for Palestine Action hunger strikers  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest in support of Palestine Action hunger strikers

Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest in support of Palestine Action hunger strikers  Anadolu Ajansı

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3 w. ago Palestine Action's demands to government in full as hunger strikers 'risk death'

As Palestine Action launch a legal battle against Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, we break down the reasons why the Government has refused to meet the hunger strikers

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