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Palestine Action Hunger Strikers End 73-Day Protest After Key Demand Met

The hunger strike ended after the UK government denied Elbit Systems UK a £2 billion contract to train 60,000 troops annually, marking a key victory for the protesters.

  • Now, Heba Muraisi is on day 73 and Kamran Ahmed on day 66 of a coordinated hunger strike by the eight imprisoned activists protesting pre-trial detention, with no specific days referenced in the source.
  • After the government proscribed Palestine Action as a `terrorist organisation`, activists were held under counterterrorism powers and lawyers' letters to the Home Office went unanswered, rights groups say.
  • After 10 weeks without food, Heba Muraisi has involuntary twitching, severe chest pains, weighs about 49 kilograms, and was moved far from Muraisi's disabled mother, while Kamran Ahmed's heart muscle is shrinking and his heart rate dropped to 40, doctors warned last week.
  • More than 50 lawmakers urged Justice Secretary David Lammy to engage with prisoners' lawyers, while a justice ministry spokesperson said a fair trial is planned and a decision is expected in the coming weeks.
  • Protest organisers say police have arrested over 2,700 people, while Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and UN special rapporteurs warn of grave concern over pre-trial detention and communication restrictions.
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Workers Revolutionary Party broke the news in on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
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