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Urgent Action Demanded as Hunger Striker's Health Fails

12/17/2025

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Qesser Zuhrah, a Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike for over 41 days, was left on her floor with chest pains as staff ignored medical requests.
Friends and family expressed concern as Zuhrah's condition worsened and she lost consciousness.
An ambulance was only called after Zuhrah collapsed.
Activists and MPs, including Zarah Sultana (MP), are pressing Justice Secretary David Lammy for urgent action as protests escalated to vandalism at Ministry of Justice.

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Qesser Zuhrah, a Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike for over 41 days, was left on her floor with chest pains as staff ignored medical requests.
Friends and family expressed concern as Zuhrah's condition worsened and she lost consciousness.
An ambulance was only called after Zuhrah collapsed.
Activists and MPs, including Zarah Sultana (MP), are pressing Justice Secretary David Lammy for urgent action as protests escalated to vandalism at Ministry of Justice.