"A pro-Palestine activist on hunger strike plans to start refusing fluids as well as food, telling Al Jazeera that he hopes his drastic action pressures the government into engaging with his protest demands. Umer Khalid, a Palestine Action-linked remand prisoner, stopped eating 13 days ago. He is currently receiving fluids with electrolytes, sugars and salts but said he will stop drinking altogether from Saturday."
"The only thing that seems to have any impact, whether that is positive or negative, is drastic action, Khalid, 22, told Al Jazeera from prison via an intermediary. The strike reflects the severity of this imprisonment. Being in this prison is not living life. Our lives have been paused. The world spins, and we sit in a concrete room. This strike reflects the severity of my demands."
"Khalid is calling for immediate bail; an end to alleged censorship in prison authorities have been accused of withholding mail, calls and books and denying visitation rights; an inquiry into alleged British involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza; and the release of surveillance footage from Royal Air Force (RAF) spy flights that flew over Gaza on April 1, 2024, when British aid workers were killed in an Israeli attack."
A 22-year-old Palestine Action-linked remand prisoner stopped eating 13 days ago and plans to stop drinking from Saturday, moving from a hunger strike to refusing fluids. He is currently receiving electrolyte, sugar and salt fluids while continuing the protest. Dehydration presents a far faster fatal risk than starvation. The prisoner demands immediate bail, an end to alleged censorship in prison including withheld mail and denied visits, an inquiry into alleged British involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza, and the release of RAF surveillance footage from April 1, 2024. He faces charges related to an RAF base break-in and spray-painting of military aircraft.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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