"I was shocked I mean I shouldn't be at how skinny she is, like a paper thing, said Nadin. When I hugged her I felt like if I hugged too hard I would just break her."
"She has to wear a face mask at the moment because her immune system's so low, but despite that I could see how her eyes were sunken She said that she actually struggles to sit down for long periods of time now, because she's lost all her fat, she's just sitting on her bones basically. She's dying."
"She said it: I'm dying.' Her body's shutting down. I know mentally she'll remain strong right to the last moment but she is dying. The government by putting her in prison and denying her all her rights they're not just letting her die, they're actively killing her."
Heba Muraisi, 31, is on day 71 of a hunger strike and has told a friend she is dying. A visitor described Muraisi as emaciated, wearing a face mask because her immune system is very low, with sunken eyes and severe weight loss that prevents prolonged sitting. Muraisi reports chest pains and twitching that raise fears of heart failure. Kamran Ahmed, 28, on day 64, has heart muscle shrinkage, a heart rate dropping to 40 beats per minute, and is at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Lewie Chiaramello, 22, who has type 1 diabetes, is fasting every other day for 44 days. Demands include fair trials, immediate bail, deproscription of Palestine Action, closure of UK Elbit Systems sites, and an end to censorship of prisoners' communications.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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