Fears mount for Palestine Action prisoners as one approaches 70th day of hunger strike

LONDON: Fears are rising that a group of prisoners on hunger strike in the UK could die as one of them approaches the 70th day of their protest.

Three people currently detained for activities related to the banned group Palestine Action are currently on hunger strike, with one of them, Kamran Ahmed, having required hospital treatment on five occasions since the start of the protest. He was admitted to hospital on the 58th day of his strike following heart complications.

Heba Muraisi, 31, is now on the 69th day of her hunger strike, with friends fearing for her safety.

“I think she’s lost over 10 kilograms now. She looks very different to the photographs that you’ll see of her,” Muraisi’s friend Amareen Afzal told Sky News.

“Her face is very gaunt; cheekbones are very prominent. She’s physically exhausted, very tired. She is constantly suffering with headaches and lightheadedness. Sometimes she gets so lightheaded she feels nauseous and that’s quite common.”