Overview
- Four detainees on remand over alleged break-ins at Elbit Systems UK and RAF Brize Norton — Teuta Hoxha, Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed and Lewie Chiaramello — remain on hunger strike, according to supporters.
- Heba Muraisi, 31, was taken to hospital this week on her 53rd day without food, with reports of chest pain and a low white blood count.
- Kamran Ahmed was admitted to hospital last week and moved closer to medical staff in Pentonville; Amu Gib and Qesser Zuhrah have paused their strikes after health concerns.
- Lawyers have sent a pre-action letter to Justice Secretary David Lammy seeking an urgent meeting, saying the risk of death increases daily as the prisoners’ health worsens.
- The government rejects the claims, with the Ministry of Justice saying prison and NHS procedures are in place and ministers, including Lord Timpson, refusing to meet the prisoners or their representatives.