Gravely ill pro-Palestine activist ends hunger, thirst strike in UK prison

Al JazeeraCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete January 27, 2026 at 01:12 PM

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Umer Khalid, a 22-year-old pro-Palestine activist imprisoned in London's Wormwood Scrubs Prison, ended his hunger and thirst strike on Monday after his health rapidly deteriorated. Khalid was participating in a rolling hunger strike, joined by eight Palestine Action-linked remand prisoners since November, to protest his imprisonment. Doctors feared Khalid, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, was at high risk of a heart attack after he refused fluids for two days and food for 17. The collective hunger strike, described as the largest in the UK since 1981, concluded when Khalid ended his protest after being hospitalized and fearing imminent death. He stated his decision was motivated by a desire to continue advocating for change.

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Bobby Sands 30% Kamran Ahmed 30% Jon Cink 30% Heba Muraisi 30% Amu Gib 30% Prisoners for Palestine ×240% London ×250% Wormwood Scrubs Prison 60% UK ×270% Palestine Action ×380% Umer Khalid ×690%

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hunger strike 100% palestine action 90% pro-palestine activist 80% umer khalid 70% prison 60% remand prisoner 50% health deterioration 50% prisoners for palestine 40%

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