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Palestine Action hunger striker ‘struggling to breathe’ as strike reaches 66 days
Protesters demand bail, fair trials, and dropping of terror charges for Palestine Action hunger strikers jailed in UK prisons for over 60 days, campaigners say.
- On Tuesday, dozens of protesters picketed the British Consulate in Cape Town, demanding the immediate release of Palestine Action members and bail while demonstrations occurred in Johannesburg and Durban.
- Eight prisoners began a hunger strike on 2 November 2024, many of whom have been remanded since at least August on charges under the United Kingdom's security legislation.
- Campaigners say health is deteriorating among the strikers as Kamran Ahmed, 28, has been hospitalised for a fifth time and Heba Muraisi, 31, faces breathlessness and muscle spasms at HMP New Hall.
- International bodies and local campaigners have amplified calls for action as the United Nations last month expressed grave concern and South African Jews for a Free Palestine urged the South African government to intervene.
- In court, prosecutors described the alleged actions as on a different scale, with six activists on trial accused of sledgehammer attacks at an Elbit Systems UK subsidiary while defendants deny charges and a judge's caution to jurors urged setting aside bias.
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Foreign Affairs Minister must raise concerns about Palestine Action hunger strikers with the British Ambassador
The Minister for Foreign Affairs should contact the British Ambassador to Ireland to raise concerns about the plight of detained Palestine Action activists in the UK, according to Social Democrats Foreign Affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson. Senator Stephenson said: “I am deeply concerned about the ongoing hunger strike involving the Filton 24 in England, who are being held on remand in connection with protest actions motivated by the human…
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