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One of the prisoners was Hunger strike in support of Palestinian action Activists said that as the protests entered their 56th day, one person lost the ability to speak, while others fainted when they could not stand up.
Eight activists initially hunger strike The four are still protesting while awaiting trial on suspicion of burglary or criminal damage.
Heba Muraisi, who is being held at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire, In a statement released by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Organization, she said she felt “every day goes by”. She also complained of “bruising on her arms” and “constant body pain.”
“I can no longer lie on my side because it hurts my face,” Ms Mulesi said, adding that she was losing her “ability to form sentences and struggling to maintain a conversation”.
Earlier this month, two activists, Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib, suspended their 48-day hunger strike at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey, due to deteriorating health conditions. Both were taken to hospital for treatment.
Those who still refuse food include Teuta Hoxha, Ms Moulaysi, Kamran Ahmed and Luis Chiaramelo, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Organization.
Four people in the group, including Ms Muraisi, are accused of being involved in the break-in of Elbit Systems UK, a British defense technology company with links to Israel, on 19 November 2024. They are due to go on trial as early as May next year.
Four others are accused of breaking into RAF Brize Norton in June, allegedly spraying red paint on two RAF Voyager aircraft, causing damage worth millions of pounds.
The Palestinian Prisoners Association said Ms Hoxha, 29, who is being held at HMP Peterborough, said she was “no longer able to stand without fainting” and suffered “dizziness” and “increased levels of brain fog”. She is “almost bedridden” as a result of the strike, her second this year.
Allegations that Ms Zuhrah was denied access to an ambulance sparked a protest outside HMP Bronzefield earlier this month, which was also attended by Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana. The Justice Department has denied the allegations of abuse.
On Tuesday, the remaining hunger strikers launched a new set of demands, including that Ms Moulaysi be transferred back to HMP Bronzefield, where she was originally detained.
This follows a series of previous demands, including immediate bail and the ability to “send and receive communications without restriction, surveillance or interference by prison administration”.
Lawyers representing the strikers said they could face death. On Monday they launched legal action against the government, claiming it had abandoned its own policy framework for prison security. The strikers said they had sent a number of letters to Justice Minister David Lammy but had received no response.
Lord Timpson, British Secretary of State prisonThe head of the Probation and Reoffending Reduction Unit said: “We are very experienced in dealing with hunger strikes. Unfortunately, over the past five years we have averaged more than 200 hunger strikes a year. Our processes are robust and work very well – the prison works every day with our NHS partners to ensure our systems are robust and effective – and they are.”
“I’m clear. I don’t treat any prisoner any differently than any other prisoner. That’s why we won’t meet with any prisoner or their representatives. We have a judicial system This is based on the separation of powers, and an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of our system. “
A spokesperson for the Palestinian Prisoners’ Organization said: “Unlike prison guards locking up prisoners early to go home for Christmas dinner, hunger strikers have no Christmas break. Like Christians in Gaza, they continue to suffer the cold at the hands of the settler colonial entity.
“The hunger strikers say to us not to forget the Palestinian people over Christmas and continue to demand a meeting with the British government on their behalf.”
A spokesman for HMP Bronzefield said: “We are unable to provide information about specific individuals, but all prisoners are managed in accordance with the policies and procedures that govern prisons across the UK. This includes a specialist, government-led, multi-agency process to assess individual risk and security profiles.”