The UK is letting the Palestine Action prisoners, who are imprisoned for disrupting the arms industry that murders children, to die in their prison cells.
Free the Palestine Action prisoners!
PS. I grew up with Bobby Sands as one of my heroes, I placed a flower on his grave when I was living in Ireland.
Heba Muraisi is a member of Palestine Action and has reached
the 7lst day of her hunger strike,
protesting her unlawful imprisonment without charge after being held for more than a year.
She is now struggling to breathe and showing signs of severe
neurological damage.
Picture of Bobby Sands on the right
Bobby Sands was a member of the IRA who, in 1981, led a hunger strike with nine other prisoners in Maze Prison to demand recognition as political prisoners and to protest harsh prison conditions.
He died of starvation on May 5, 1981, after 66 days on hunger strike in Maze Prison.
#Declassified reporting on the protests against the unlawful imprisonement of #PalestineAction activists, who have been on remand for non-violent action against #ElbitSytems arms factory over a year ago on #terrorist charges and 8 of whom are on #hungerstrike in critical condition.
Page 11 of today’s The Guardian. The two stories deemed of equal importance to be placed on that page are headlined “Three Palestine Action hunger strikers ‘well into critical phase’” and “Lego launches ‘smart’ bricks that recreate Star Wars noises.”
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Today in Labor History October 3, 1981: A hunger strike by Irish nationalists at Maze Prison in Belfast, over deplorable conditions, was called off after seven months and ten deaths. Striking prisoner Bobby Sands, who was elected to parliament from his jail cell during the hunger strike, eventually died from his protest.
A memorial mural to Sands along Falls Road, Belfast. He has long hair and is smiling, in a red sweater. Reads: Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their own particular role to play. ...Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=540784
Jacob called any attempt to intercept their group en route to Gaza “criminal,” referencing Greta Thunberg’s detention as “a kidnapping.” He said the 21 international activists have agreed to a hunger and water strike if detained and vowed not to cooperate with Israeli authorities, adding our governments will have no choice but to intervene…
The ICRC and Amnesty International have called on Israeli authorities to release Khader Adnan’s body so that his family can give him a proper burial. However, four days after he died in an Israeli prison cell, his body has still not been returned. Israel systematically withholds Palestinian bodies to use them as political ...
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Δηλώνω επισήμως ότι από τις 9 Απριλίου 2025, ξεκίνησα απεργία γρήγορου θανάτου με τη μορφή απεργίας πείνας θανάτου στην τοποθεσία που αναφέρεται ως στρατόπεδο προσφύγων στη Φιλλιπιάδα Άρτας.
Δεν θα δεχτώ καμία ιατρική ή διατροφική παρέμβαση που αποσκοπεί στη διατήρηση της ζωής.
Αιτία για την απεργία γρήγορου θανάτου: Έχοντας επιβιώσει από δεκαετίες βασανιστηρίων υπό το τουρκικό κράτος, αναζήτησα προστασία βάσει των δικαιωμάτων ασύλου που διασφαλίζονται από τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη και ζήτησα άσυλο στην Ελλάδα.
Δεδομένου ότι έχω στενά μέλη της οικογένειας και γνωστούς που διαμένουν στη Βόρεια Ευρώπη, ζήτησα άδεια να μεταβώ σε μία από αυτές τις χώρες.
Ωστόσο, τους τελευταίους 22 μήνες:
Έχω υποβληθεί σε διάφορες πρακτικές απανθρωποποίησης και απομόνωσης.
Η αίσθηση του προσανατολισμού μου έχει επηρεαστεί βαθιά.
Δεν έχω πλέον ξεκάθαρη κατανόηση του πού βρίσκομαι.
Εκτός από τη χρήση ενός τηλεφώνου Android (του οποίου την αυθεντικότητα δεν μπορώ καν να επιβεβαιώσω), έχω στερηθεί κάθε μέσο για να επικοινωνήσω με τους συγγενείς και τους φίλους μου.
Για 22 μήνες, έχω ζήσει σε μια κατάσταση αβεβαιότητας και ψυχικής εξάρθρωσης, ρωτώντας επανειλημμένα τον εαυτό μου,
"Πού είμαι;"
Η αίτησή μου για άσυλο εκκρεμεί εδώ και 22 μήνες χωρίς λύση και δεν έχει δοθεί χρονοδιάγραμμα ή αιτιολόγηση.
Ως εκ τούτου, ζητώ με σεβασμό τα εξής:
Α. Μια σαφή και διαφανή εξήγηση, σε γλώσσα που μπορώ να καταλάβω, σχετικά με τους λόγους για τον παρατεταμένο και άνισο χειρισμό της διαδικασίας ασύλου μου.
Β. Να εξεταστεί η αίτησή μου για άσυλο από αμερόληπτη επιτροπή, υπό την επίβλεψη της Ύπατης Αρμοστείας των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τους Πρόσφυγες (UNHCR).
Γ. Να μου χορηγηθεί άδεια ταξιδιού που μου επιτρέπει να μεταφερθώ σε χώρα της Βόρειας Ευρώπης όπου έχω δημιουργήσει οικογενειακές και κοινωνικές σχέσεις.
Σημείωση: Εάν υπάρχουν αμφιβολίες σχετικά με τη νομιμότητα αυτής της απεργίας πείνας - η οποία περιλαμβάνει μόνο την κατανάλωση νερού και καφέ - είμαι ανοιχτός να υποβληθώ σε ιατρική εξέταση.
Με ειλικρίνεια, Μεσούτ Αϊντίν Τηλ: +30 699 318 6905
Whom It May Concern
Subject: Formal Declaration of Fast Death Strike – Phillipiada Refugee Camp (April 9, 2025)
I hereby formally declare that as of April 9, 2025, I have commenced a fast death strike in the form of a death fast at the location referred to as the refugee camp in Phillipiada, Arta. I will not accept any medical or nutritional interventions intended to sustain life.
Reason for the Fast Death Strike:
Having survived decades of torture under the Turkish state, I sought protection under the asylum rights granted by the United Nations and applied for asylum in Greece.
Since I have close family members and acquaintances residing in Northern Europe, I requested permission to transit to one of those countries.
However, for the past 22 months:
I have been subjected to various dehumanizing and isolating practices.
My sense of orientation has been deeply affected; I no longer have a clear understanding of where I am. Other than the use of an Android phone (whose authenticity I cannot even confirm), I have been deprived of all means to contact my relatives and friends.
For 22 months, I have lived in a state of uncertainty and mental dislocation, repeatedly asking myself, “Where am I?”
My asylum application has been pending for 22 months without resolution, and no timeline or justification has been provided.
Therefore, I respectfully request the following:
A. A clear and transparent explanation, in a language I can understand, regarding the reasons for the prolonged and unequal handling of my asylum procedure.
B. That my asylum application be reviewed by an impartial commission, under the supervision of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
C. That I be granted a travel permit allowing me to transfer to a Northern European country where I have established family and social connections.
Note: If there are any doubts concerning the legitimacy of this hunger strike—which involves only the consumption of water and coffee—I am open to undergoing a medical examination.
Today in Labor History March 1, 1981: Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands began his hunger strike at HM Prison Maze. He was in prison for his role in the Balmoral Furniture Company bombing in 1976. During the hunger strike, he was elected to parliament. 10 prisoners died from starvation during the strike, including Sands. 100,000 people attended his funeral.
Bobby Sands mural on gable wall of Sinn Fein offices on Falls Road, Belfast. Shows a large smiling, long-haired Bobby Sands in a red sweater. It reads, “Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their own particular role to play. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.” CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=540784
BREAKING: police kettle, violently arrest over 20 protesters – including Canary journalist ( www.thecanary.co )
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Greta Thunberg tells the Canary why she supports the hunger strikers ( www.thecanary.co )
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Greta Thunberg tells the Canary why she supports the hunger strikers ( www.thecanary.co )
Greta Thunberg famously joined fellow activists from around the world on a humanitarian flotilla in October, in an attempt to break the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza. At the time, the British Government saw fit to abandon their own citizens who were abducted by Israel, and now it is seen to be abandoning the hunger strikers in ...
Police forced march for hunger strikers to divert: images ( www.thecanary.co )
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The ICRC and Amnesty International have called on Israeli authorities... ( video.mondoweiss.net )
The ICRC and Amnesty International have called on Israeli authorities to release Khader Adnan’s body so that his family can give him a proper burial. However, four days after he died in an Israeli prison cell, his body has still not been returned. Israel systematically withholds Palestinian bodies to use them as political ...
Today, Tuesday May 2, Palestine mourned the loss of Khader Adnan, who... ( video.mondoweiss.net )
Today, Tuesday May 2, Palestine mourned the loss of Khader Adnan, who passed away after 87 days on hunger strike. Adnan died in an Israeli prison cell, where he was being held under administrative detention - a policy that Israel uses to imprison Palestinians without charge or trial. As of Tuesday evening, Israeli authorities ...