"Twenty-eight-year-old Kamran Ahmed, who is being held at Pentonville prison in London, was hospitalised on Saturday, his sister, Shahmina Alam, told Al Jazeera. list of 4 itemsend of list Amu Gib, 30, who has not eaten food for 50 days at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, was taken to hospital on Friday, said the Prisoners for Palestine group and friend Nida Jafri, who is in regular contact with them. Gib uses the pronoun they."
"It's day 42 [of Ahmed's hunger strike], and at this point, there's significant risk of organ damage, said his sister, Alam. We know that he's rapidly been losing weight in the last few days, losing up to half a kilogram [1.1lbs] a day. Ahmed's last recorded weight was 60kg (132lbs). When Al Jazeera first interviewed Alam on December 12, Ahmed, who is 180cm (5 11), weighed 64kg (141lbs), having entered prison at a healthy 74kg (163lbs)."
"Ahmed's speech was slurred in a call with the family on Friday, said Alam. He is said to be suffering from high ketone levels and chest pains. Honestly, I don't know how he's going to come out of this one, said Alam. It is the third time Ahmed has been hospitalised since he joined the hunger strike. Shahmina Alam with her younger brother, Kamran Ahmed,"
Two remand prisoners, Kamran Ahmed (28) at Pentonville and Amu Gib (30) at HMP Bronzefield, have been hospitalised after a prolonged hunger strike nearing 50 days. They are among six detainees across five prisons protesting alleged involvement in break-ins at Elbit Systems' UK subsidiary and a Royal Air Force base; they deny charges including burglary and violent disorder. Ahmed has lost substantial weight, falling from 74kg upon entry to around 60kg, losing up to 0.5kg daily, and shows slurred speech, high ketone levels and chest pains. Medical sources warn of significant risk of organ damage.
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