Umer Khalid

Umer Khalid is a 22-year-old British pro-Palestine activist linked to Palestine Action, a group the UK government considers a 'terrorist' organization. He and seven other Palestine Action-linked remand prisoners engaged in a months-long rolling hunger strike beginning in November 2025 to protest charges related to alleged break-ins and criminal damage. Khalid's hunger strike, aimed at highlighting what he calls Britain's complicity in Israel's actions against Palestinians, led to his hospitalization due to organ failure and slowed heart rate. He later refused water, prompting further concern for his health. Mass arrests occurred at protests outside Wormwood Scrubs prison in London, where supporters gathered to demand his release. While the hunger strike has ended, with activists beginning to re-feed, the situation has drawn attention to Palestine Action's activities, prison rights, and UK-Israel relations, prompting solidarity from writers and scholars.