Two pro-Palestine political prisoners on hunger strike, Amu Gib and Kamran Ahmed, were hospitalised over the weekend.

The strike now involves five people: Amu Gib, Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi, Teuta Hoxha and Lewie Chiaramello. Chiaramello is eating every other day due to his diabetes. According to a letter to the government submitted by lawyers for the protesters on Monday, Qesser Zuhrah, the joint-first of eight to begin the hunger strike on November 2, ended her protest after 48 days. Qesser was taken to hospital seriously ill last week.

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  • I think this article is probably intentionally disingenuous, theyre not in prison for supporting palestine action, from what I've read from British lawyers/people with experience in the legal system its not that uncommon to be held without bail before trial in the UK

    Also what would the government do? You release them and then you encourage every right wing wanker to go on hunger strike for attention. The UK is also quite clear they won't do force feeding, so the prison doctors will send them to hospital if medically necessary but they arent sticking a tube down their throat (which is a good thing)

    You release them and then you encourage every right wing wanker to go on hunger strike for attention.

    By this logic, we shouldn't ever risk carrying out a revolution because reactionaries might also try to carry out a counter-revolution.

    Its a rather different issue there. Letting out people accused of violent crimes because they pressured you slightly by not eating for a bit is not something any rational state would cave to.

    Dont know why im beinf downvoted with no one even trying to counter anything I've said