UK hunger striker Heba Muraisi: ‘I think about how or when I could die’

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Anealla SafdarJanuary 13, 2026 at 01:05 PM

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Heba Muraisi, a 31-year-old Palestine Action-affiliated activist, has been on hunger strike for 72 days in New Hall prison in northern England. Arrested in November 2024 for alleged involvement in a break-in at Elbit Systems, she is protesting her pre-trial detention, which exceeds the UK's six-month limit. Muraisi told Al Jazeera that she is experiencing pain and anticipates death, but remains mentally strong in her fight for justice and freedom. She is the longest-fasting of a group of activists engaged in a rolling hunger strike that began in early November. The protest has garnered increased media attention, drawing comparisons to the 1981 Irish Republican hunger strike.

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Ireland 30% Bristol 30% New Hall prison 40% London 40% Kamran Ahmed 40% Bobby Sands 50% Al Jazeera ×250% Elbit Systems 60% UK ×370% Palestine Action ×370% Heba Muraisi ×690%

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hunger strike 100% heba muraisi 90% palestine action 80% prison protest 70% elbit systems 60% irish republican 50% pre-trial detention 50% bobby sands 40% justice 40%

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