As the country experiences yet another heatwave in these dire times of climate change (contributed to in no small part by the military industrial complex), prisoners are left in dangerous sweltering conditions without sufficient water, fres…
Today, 27th January 2026, we announce the end of Umer Khalid’s hunger and thirst strike, who was the last remaining hunger striker, and with it, the end of the collective open-ended hunger strike campaign that started on Balfour day, Novemb…
22-year-old Umer Khalid ended his strike during which he met with the prison governor of HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Amy Frost, in order to discuss his prison conditions. As a result of the meeting, Umer recieved his previously withheld mail and c…
Yesterday evening at least 86 people were arrested for protesting at Wormwood Scrubs to demand that 22-year-old Umer Khalid is given in writing the promises HMP Wormwood Scrubs prison governor Amy Frost made to him regarding his treatment i…
An email template to send to Amy.frost@justice.gov.uk For the attention of HMP Wormwood Scrubs prison governor Amy Frost, Subject: Meet with hunger striker Muhammed Umer Khalid I am writing to you as a matter of great urgency regarding a pr…
We are writing on behalf of Prisoners for Palestine in Britain regarding the last remaining hunger striker, Umer Khalid, currently being held on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Umer has been on hunger strike for 9 days after resuming his hun…
22-year-old Umer Khalid, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder, Limb-Girdle Musclar Dystrophy, and is currently being held on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, is the last remaining hunger striker to participate in the Prisoners for Palesti…
As seen on Al Jazeera, CAGE has coordinated a joint letter signed by former hunger strikers from Palestine, Ireland, and Guantánamo Bay, addressed to the UK Prime Minister and the UK government. The letter brings together survivors of state…
Today, Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello announce their decision to end their hunger strikes as Elbit Sytems UK was denied a crucial Government contract, a key demand of the hunger strikers. Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, Lewie
After 73 days of hunger strike which began on Balfour day, 2nd November 2025, as some prisoners are facing imminent death, Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie have ended their hunger strikes. The decision to end their hunger strikes came
Naomi Klein, Angela Davis, Judith Butler, Sally Rooney and China Mieville join global scholars in declaration of solidarity with hunger striking prisoners for Palestine and Greta Thunberg Dozens of distinguished scholars and authors from ar…
We, the undersigned, fully support Prisoners for Palestine in their campaign for justice. They have been imprisoned as a result of collusion between the British state and the Zionist entity. The strike is a direct result of the government’s…