"Three detained British activists who spent weeks refusing food have ended their hunger strike, citing a report that a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of a major Israeli weapons company was denied a UK government contract. The Prisoners for Palestine group said in a statement on Wednesday that hunger-strikers Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello ended their strike after one of their key demands was achieved."
"Our prisoners hunger strike will be remembered as a landmark moment of pure defiance; an embarrassment for the British state, the group said. Several people affiliated with the proscribed group Palestine Action had refused food in UK prisons since November in protest of their detention and the British government's support for Israel as it wages a genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza."
Three detained British activists ended a prolonged hunger strike after citing a report that a UK-based subsidiary of a major Israeli weapons company was denied a UK government contract. The Prisoners for Palestine group identified the hunger-strikers as Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello and stated that one of their key demands had been achieved. The group described the hunger strike as a landmark moment of defiance and an embarrassment for the British state. Several people linked to the proscribed Palestine Action group had been refusing food in UK prisons since November in protest of detention and perceived government support for Israel amid the Gaza conflict.
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