Palestine Action prisoner taken to hospital after 58 days on hunger strike. Kamran Ahmed, 28, is among prisoners who are protesting the duration of their pre-trial detention, which has long passed the standard 6 month custody time limit set out in UK law youtu.be/pC_mcn-Zd2U

Palestine Action hunger strikers near death ‘intent’ on continuing protests Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed, Palestine Action-linked British activists on the brink of death, are determined to keep up their prison hunger strike until their demands are met. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

THE FILTON TRIAL – WEEK SIX @realmediapress.bsky.social in-depth coverage continues with legal directions and the summaries for the prosecution and defence. See the report here: realmedia.press/the-filton-t...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 8 - A young woman is arrested outside the Labour Party conference on Sept 28th for peacefully holding a sign with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it. www.defendourjuries.net

A hunger striker is said to be ‘at imminent risk of death’ due to 59 days without food while on remand in prison. Kamran Ahmed was transferred to hospital from HMP Pentonville in north London in the early hours of this morning metro.co.uk/2026/01/07/h...

Globalise the hunger strikers: Several civil society groups across South Africa staged nationwide protests on Tuesday in solidarity with pro-Palestine hunger strikers held in U.K. prisons, calling on the British government to secure their release. www.dailysabah.com/world/africa...

The F-35 Has a New Threat: Pro-Palestinian Activists “In October, three groups blocked [Leonardo’s] factory entrance, claiming that it made components for F-35 fighter jets, which Israel uses in its bombardment of Gaza,” The National nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 7 - This Doctor was arrested on Aug 9th alongside more than 500 others for peacefully holding a sign. The Doctors & Health bloc was targeted first by police, with dozens arrested. www.defendourjuries.net

Palestine Action hunger striker is ‘struggling to breathe’ As Heba Muraisi enters day 66 of refusing food, the length of Bobby Sands’s strike in 1981, campaigners warn she is at risk of brain damage www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility - @georgemonbiot.bsky.social The remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Palestine Action hunger strikers close to death – podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Two Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Risk of Imminent Death 65 days without food. novaramedia.com/2026/01/06/t...

If a four year old hands a crayon to Greta Thunberg which is then used to write words on a piece of paper, is 4yo a terrorist @metpolice.bsky.social? Asking for a friend… 📰: Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Why support for Palestine Action hunger strikers runs deep in Belfast Remembering hunger strikes staged by prisoners in Northern Ireland decades ago, Belfast held a protest for the four Palestine Action detainees whose health is rapidly deteriorating www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Filton Trial: Judge tells jurors that "bias, emotion, sympathy, prejudice... political views" should not feature in their deliberations. Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their CONSCIENCE. Another judge misleading a jury. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 6 - Special Edition: “count the officer” This protester was carried off by an army of officers on Nov 29th in Lancaster while a dozen officers watched. Good use of taxpayer money? www.defendourjuries.net

Scottish court to face protest over Palestine Action ban On 12 January the hearing is to decide whether under Scots law, a judicial review of the decision to proscribe the group Palestine Action can be pursued. www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 5 - A man dressed as Santa Claus was arrested on Nov 29th in Norwich for peacefully holding a sign with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” written on it. www.defendourjuries.net

Jailed Palestine Action activists completes 60 days on hunger strike, loved ones fear the worst Hinda and Heba Muraisi have been best friends since they were 10 years old. Twenty years later, they are separated by 178miles and indefinite imprisonment without trial. maktoobmedia.com/world/jailed...

In Britain, Palestine Action Prisoners Starve for Freedom Jailed Palestine Action activists in Britain have been on hunger strike for eight weeks already. They are being treated as terrorists, even though they have committed no violent crime. jacobin.com/2026/01/uk-p...

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” US not at war with Venezuela, Rubio says, as Maduro held in New York jail www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 4 - a Jewish woman wearing a “Jews Against Genocide” tabard was arrested on Aug 5th in Parliament Square alongside 500 others for peacefully holding an “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” sign.

“Capitalism requires imperialism abroad, fascism at home, and democracy for the cameras.” - Josh Zepess

Alice Oswald had decided to join more than five hundred protesters in London’s Parliament Square in August in support of Palestine Action, which the British government had designated a terrorist group. British police arrested Oswald, as she had expected www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...

Palestine Action-linked hunger striker hospitalised for fifth time Kamran Ahmed was hospitalised after spending more than 50 days on hunger strike, as his fellow hunger strikers lose ability to talk www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...

Straight from the war criminal’s mouth: US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 3 - Today’s video shows an elderly Muslim man arrested on September 28th outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Arrested for holding a cardboard sign with many others. www.defendourjuries.net

Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees “In the mistreatment of the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.” Article from Mansoor Adayfi www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 2 - This video shows the arrest of a Jewish man on Sept 6th 2025 outside Parliament along with hundreds of others. The man gives a plea to other Jewish people to join the campaign. www.defendourjuries.net

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) This video shows an arrest on Day 1 of the ban, July 5th 2025. Handcuffed and carried away by police officers for holding an “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” sign. www.defendourjuries.net

Palestine hunger striker ‘losing ability to speak’ after 57 days without food She is among a group of eight prisoners detained on remand for their alleged roles in ‘direct action’ protests for Palestine Action, who went on hunger strike from November. metro.co.uk/2025/12/29/p...

It’s a genocide, and the UK government are supporting it and calling their own citizens “terrorists” for opposing it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Four Bars told Prime Minister that they are “deeply concerned” with the proposals [to restrict jury trials] announced by Justice Secretary David Lammy. Tim Crosland (DOJ): “We have been warning for some time that trial by jury is under attack.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scra...

Jury trials have not caused the criminal justice system crisis. Removing the right to a jury trial and has not been piloted nor thoroughly modelled diminishing the constitutional principle of trial by jury will erode trust in our criminal justice system. www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar...

Q: Who said this? “The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate balance between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. The further it is restricted, the greater the imbalance.” A: Keir Starmer before he had power www.criminalbar.com/resources/ne...

Government proposals erode the right to be judged by our own peers - @thelawsociety.bsky.social www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-v...

Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

When Palestinian existence is portrayed as hate. Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

In a statement on Boxing Day, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) highlighted the UK government’s harsh treatment of the hunger-strikers. The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Palestine Action linked hunger-strikers at risk of death, UN warns A group of UN human rights experts warned the UK government that pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in UK prisons risk organ failure and death after seven weeks of hunger strike.  www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

Greta Thunberg's arrest explained as government faces legal threat amid hunger strike update Greta Thunberg was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking activists, who are now taking legal action against the government over their treatment www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history — from Ireland and India to South Africa and Guantanamo. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...

Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’ Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Eight remand prisoners had stopped eating, demanding the UK stops hosting weapons factories that supply arms to Israel, removes the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group, and gives those on remand immediate bail. news.sky.com/story/remain...

Stop arming Israel, ex-senior British Army officers tell Keir Starmer www.thetimes.com/article/ebbc...

“It is up to the state to intervene, put an end to this by meeting these reasonable demands that pave the way for the freedom of all those who choose to use their rights trying to stop a genocide, something the British state has failed to do themselves” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gret...

A beagle rescuer faces up to 10 years in prison. At the same time, the Government is moving to restrict protest against animal testing. This is why the fight continues. animalrising.substack.com/p/the-fight-...

BREAKING: Major Insurers drop Elbit Systems Following a sustained direct action campaign, initiated by Palestine Action before the group was proscribed, Allianz and Aviva no longer insure Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer. Direct Action gets results. 🧵1/4