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Toolkit for Supporting the Hunger Strikers (UK edition)
It contains a list of targeted actions in priority order, templates you can copy paste and details of demos happening this week in the UK
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Update on the 6 hunger strikers... There are 6 Hunger strikers in UK prisons, who are currently starving themselves for justice in Palestine. The Hunger Strike began on November 2nd,with Quesser Zuhran & Amu Gibb, Nov 3rd saw Heba Muraisi join, on Nov 5th Jon Cink, Nov 9th Teuta Hoxha,and on Nov 10th Kamran Ahmed joined. The government and mainstream media are ignoring the demands of the Hunger strikers and seem intent on not letting the general public know about it ,even though the prisoners are at high risk of dying, if they continue to starve themselves. Hunger Strike Demands:
Here is a link from an article on 29th November on the situation of the Hunger strikers last weekend. What You Can Do ? News & Rallies: https://bit.ly/P4Pinsta Prewritten Mail to Government: https://bit.ly/P4Pmail Deeper News & Other Support: https://bit.ly/P4Pworld        Top row, from left
Six young people, Jon, Qessar, Heba, Kamran, Teuta and Amu are currently being held on remand in the UK, where they have now spent many months in prison without conviction. All six are on hunger strike, some for more than a month, and two have been hospitalised. Their protest is driven by deep moral conviction: their actions were part of Palestine Action’s campaign to stop the production of weapons and components being used in attacks on civilians in Gaza. It is clear that these young people acted from a place of conscience, altruism and compassion, not violence or personal gain.
They pose no risk to the public, many have ordinary lives outside these walls, students, carers, and young adults with families, responsibilities, and futures. Their activism was born from witnessing immense suffering and for them, remaining silent while drones and bombs were produced felt impossible. The prisoners are prepared to take this action ,because they feel they have exhausted all other options. Audrey Corno, of the Prisoners for Palestine group said “They have tried to have their demands met through the prison complaint system and judicial system, But they have been consistently let down by both.” What is especially troubling is that defendants linked to Palestine-related activism are treated more harshly than almost any comparable group. Remand is usually for prisoners, who have committed murder or rape offences and deemed a danger to the public. These young activists, who are non-violent, not a risk to the public, and motivated by humanitarian concern. They face being on remand in prison for up to one or two years before even standing trial. Their lives have been put on hold, their health is deteriorating, and their families are enduring unimaginable stress. Their hunger strike is a last attempt to draw attention to the injustice they feel. It is a plea for fairness, for proportionality, for recognition of their humanity and of course for the liberation of the Palestinian people. These six young people should not be losing their health or their lives before their case has even been heard. They deserve safety, dignity, and the same presumption of innocence that is guaranteed to everyone under UK law. Support the Hunger Strikers!There are currently 6 people on hunger strike in British prisons who have all been detained under charges related to Palestinian liberation. There is silence in the mainstream media - we all need to be raising awareness of their plight.
To find out how to support the prisoners go to https://prisonersforpalestine.org/support/ To find out more about them generally go to the website https://prisonersforpalestine.org/ And find them on social media at https://x.com/Prisoners4Pal https://www.instagram.com/prisoners4palestine/ |
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