Six remand prisoners affiliated with the proscribed protest group Palestine Action who are on hunger strike are not receiving adequate healthcare and face an immediate risk of death, hundreds of British healthcare professionals have warned. On Thursday, more than 800 doctors, nurses, therapists and carers wrote to Justice Secretary David Lammy to warn that without resolution, there is the real and increasingly likely potential that young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offence.
Protesters hold a banner in support of the Palestine Action activists who are part of the group known as the 'Filton 24', who were arrested following a protest action at a facility owned by arms manufacturers Elbit Systems and who are currently on hunger strike, during a demonstration in Piccadilly as thousands of people march in support of Palestine in London, UK, on November 29, 2025. Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
I am exhausted by this situation and find it deeply unfair and unjust. I arrived on a boat with 83 other people, and only 12 of us were moved to a detention centre. The rest are being processed through the asylum system normally and are now in hotels. Meanwhile, we are being held here alongside people who may have criminal convictions.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Ben Mbarek's sister, Dalila Ben Mbarek Msaddek, warned that her brother's health had now severely deteriorated and doctors detected a highly dangerous toxin affecting his kidneys. Msaddek said Ben Mbarek had received treatment but refused nutritional supplements at the hospital where he was transferred on Thursday night, insisting on continuing his now 17-day protest.
My cell is painted green, the same colour we once used in the newsroom. Two benches and a table are bolted to the floor. Nothing moves. The bed is narrow, but I haven't fallen out yet. When I was free, but already expecting arrest, I used to joke that prison would give me the time I always lacked finally, I could read.
As AI advances, so too does the desperation of those trying to stop it. Two men, worried about the threat AI poses to humanity's future, are now on hunger strike outside the offices of Anthropic and DeepMind. For Guido Reichstadter, a 45-year-old activist, Sunday marked a week of protest without food. Reichstadter told Business Insider he plans to remain until the company responds to his concerns about the direction of AI development.
The hunger strike began May 12 with 15 students, faculty and staff pledging to stop eating until the university meets a list of demands, including calling for Stanford to divest from companies linked to Israel's war in Gaza.
"The hunger strikers say they were inspired by students at Chapman University in Orange, who launched a similar campaign in April. That strike ended after 10 days with no concessions from their university."
