"Dozens of global writers and scholars have signed a declaration of solidarity to support hunger-striking prisoners from the proscribed Palestine Action group. Author Naomi Klein, novelist Sally Rooney, activist and academic Angela Davis, philosopher Judith Butler and journalist George Monbiot are among the signatories backing three British activists in the United Kingdom who are refusing food until their demands are met. list of 3 itemsend of list Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed have been on hunger strike for 71 and 64 days, respectively,"
"A third prisoner, Lewie Chiaramello, is also refusing food on alternating days due to type 1 diabetes. The activists are being held in different prisons over their alleged involvement in break-ins at the UK subsidiary of the Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems in Bristol and a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Oxfordshire. They deny all the charges against them, which include burglary and violent disorder."
Dozens signed a declaration supporting three British Palestine Action activists on hunger strike until their demands are met. Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed have been on hunger strike for 71 and 64 days; Lewie Chiaramello alternates due to type 1 diabetes. The activists are held over alleged break-ins at Elbit Systems' UK subsidiary and an RAF base and deny charges including burglary and violent disorder. Demands include bail, the right to a fair trial, reversal of Palestine Action's terrorist designation, closure of Elbit sites, and an end to alleged prison censorship. Five of eight initial strikers stopped for health reasons; all eight face over a year in custody without trial, exceeding the UK six-month pre-trial limit and prompting international pressure.
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