Kamran Ahmed

Kamran Ahmed is a British activist affiliated with Palestine Action, a pro-Palestine group. He gained recent media attention for participating in a hunger strike while imprisoned in the UK. This strike, which involved multiple Palestine Action-linked detainees, aimed to protest their imprisonment, demand a fair trial, and challenge the UK's designation of Palestine Action as a 'terrorist organisation'. Ahmed, along with others like Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello, endured weeks without food, raising serious concerns about their health and prompting appeals from writers, scholars, and former hunger strikers. The activists ended their hunger strike after reports surfaced that a subsidiary of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems UK was denied a UK government contract, which they viewed as a concession. The event highlights the activists' commitment to their cause and raises questions about prison rights and government contracts with arms companies.