"Two Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have been taken to hospital, as their next of kin and MPs expressed concern over prison conditions and called for immediate government intervention. Amu Gib, 30, who was being held at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey while awaiting trial, is on day 50 of the hunger strike and 28-year-old Kamran Ahmed was being held at Pentonville prison in London and on day 42 of his hunger strike."
"They are in the custody of the state and any harm that comes to them is a deliberate outcome of the government's negligence and the politicisation of their detention, the collective said. MPs have written to the government expressing concerns over the delay in medical assistance and limited communication with families. Lawyers representing prisoners have also criticised the justice secretary, David Lammy, for refusing to meet them."
"I just wasn't surprised because I could see that Amu was deteriorating and I could also hear on the phone, said Dolliver, 28. On Friday Gib wrote in the Guardian of his solidarity with Palestinians. It is understood Gib is on remand on suspicion of being involved in the break in at Brize Norton airbase in June, when two military aircraft were defaced with spray paint."
Two Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners participating in a hunger strike have been hospitalized amid growing concern. Amu Gib, 30, at HMP Bronzefield is on day 50, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, at Pentonville is on day 42. Eight prisoners have been admitted to hospital since the strike began on 2 November, according to Prisoners for Palestine. The prisoner-led collective warned that hunger strikers will die without urgent government intervention and said any harm is a deliberate outcome of government negligence and politicisation of detention. MPs, families, and lawyers raised concerns about delayed medical assistance, limited family communication, and the justice secretary's refusal to meet representatives.
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