4 h. ago Palestine hunger strikers now face dangerous next phase after ending 73

Heba Muraisi has reached 71 days without food whilst Kamran Ahmed has been hospitalised six times after 64 days, as medical experts warn of serious health risks including refeeding syndrome

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16 h. 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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21 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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2 d. ago 'Deadly' physical toll of no food explained as Palestine hunger striker hits 71 days

As the remaining hunger strikers for Palestine reach deadly stages of their protest, doctors shared their insight on how the body reacts after months without food

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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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5 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 Keir Starmer 'should be ashamed' says sister of hunger striker on brink of death

The sister of Kamran Ahmed, the hunger striker for Palestine who has reached 59 days without food, has said Prime Minister Keir Starmer "should be ashamed" at the treatment of the protestors

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8 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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9 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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9 d. ago Hunger striker on day 64 'reminds herself to breathe' as mum shares heartbreaking letter

Palestine hunger striker Heba Muraisi faces severe neurological symptoms on day 64 of her hunger strike as her mother shares a heart-breaking letter, marking the longest UK protest of its kind since 1981

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1 week ago Africa’s superpowers assemble for Cup of Nations knockout stages

Cameroon and hosts Morocco could soon be joined by Nigeria and Egypt at the business end of the tournamentFor a decade or more, a familiar theme of Cups of Nations has been how the pyramid of African football has been growing little taller but much broader. African sides came no closer to really challenging at a World Cup, but the range of teams capable of beating the continent’s elite, of getting to the knockout stage of the Cup of Nations, was becoming more diverse. Perhaps, though, a new phase is beginning.It’s dangerous always to read too much into the performance of one side at one tournament, but in Qatar in 2022 Morocco at last broke through the quarter-final barrier and became the first African side to reach a World Cup semi-final. And now, in the Cup of Nations Morocco are hosting, the traditional powers are reasserting themselves. There is yet to be a real surprise in the tournament and, halfway through the round of 16, the prospect is of the highest-powered list of quarte...

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1 week ago Hunger striker for Palestine 'loses ability to speak' after 61 days without food

Heba Muraisi, who is being held at HMP New Hall in Flockton, says she is losing the ability to "form sentences, and struggling to maintain conversation" after going on hunger strike

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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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3 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 Hunger striker at risk of brain failure feeling 'suffocated' after 40 days

Teuta Hoxha, a 29-year-old hunger striker for Palestine has said going without food for over 40 days feels like being "suffocated" but is set to continue her protest

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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 released after arrest at London protest in support of pro

Greta Thunberg released after arrest at London protest in support of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers  Anadolu Ajansı

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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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