{ "id": "hunger-strikes", "title": "The Hunger Strikes", "jurisdiction": "Remand · United Kingdom", "summary": "Sources on the prison hunger strikes, custody conditions and reported bail decisions.", "tags": [ "uk", "remand", "hunger-strikes" ], "order": 5, "source_as_of": "2026-07-28", "migrated_on": "2026-10-17", "verification": "historical-import-needs-current-review", "review_note": "Health, custody and bail descriptions are dated reporting from the imported dossier. They should not be read as statements of any individual’s current health or detention status.", "provenance": { "repository": "https://github.com/PlanetaryCouncil/barclays5", "commit": "9831cfdcb6ca0f63f488cd81794f8e6d0e79f88c", "files": [ "sources.html" ], "original_site": "https://barclays5.planetarycouncil.org/" }, "corrections": [], "body_html": "

Eight remand prisoners from the Filton and RAF Brize Norton cases began an open-ended hunger strike on 2 November 2025 — the largest in UK prisons since 1981. Four refused food for up to 73 days. Their demands included bail, an end to correspondence censorship, the right to a fair trial, dropping the terrorist-connection claim, de-proscription, and the closure of Elbit’s UK operations. Bail was granted on 20 February 2026. The Justice Secretary declined throughout to meet their representatives.

\n\n ", "links": [ { "url": "https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/08/bxdk-d08.html", "label": "wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/08/bxdk-d08.html", "verification": "imported-link-not-rechecked" }, { "url": "https://novaramedia.com/2026/02/20/four-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-granted-bail/", "label": "novaramedia.com/2026/02/20/four-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-granted-bail/", "verification": "imported-link-not-rechecked" }, { "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-to-sue-prisons-over-alleged-mistreatment", "label": "aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-to-sue-prisons-over-alleged-mistreatment", "verification": "imported-link-not-rechecked" }, { "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Prisoners_for_Palestine_hunger_strike", "label": "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Prisoners_for_Palestine_hunger_strike", "verification": "imported-link-not-rechecked" }, { "url": "https://mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2862", "label": "mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2862", "verification": "imported-link-not-rechecked" } ], "url": "https://independenttribunal.org/research/hunger-strikes/", "body_text": "Eight remand prisoners from the Filton and RAF Brize Norton cases began an open-ended hunger strike on 2 November 2025 — the largest in UK prisons since 1981. Four refused food for up to 73 days. Their demands included bail, an end to correspondence censorship, the right to a fair trial, dropping the terrorist-connection claim, de-proscription, and the closure of Elbit’s UK operations. Bail was granted on 20 February 2026. The Justice Secretary declined throughout to meet their representatives.\n\n\n\n \n \n Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike in UK at ‘a very, very high risk of death’, warns doctor \n World Socialist Web Site · 8 December 2025 Partisan \n wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/08/bxdk-d08.html \n Heavy editorialising, but the only source with the full demand list and every striker named with their prison. \n \n\n\n \n Four Palestine Action Hunger Strikers Finally Granted Bail \n Novara Media · 20 February 2026 Left \n novaramedia.com/2026/02/20/four-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-granted-bail/ \n \n\n\n \n Palestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatment \n Al Jazeera · 25 March 2026 \n aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-to-sue-prisons-over-alleged-mistreatment \n First-hand accounts of lasting health damage and of conditions in custody. \n \n\n\n \n 2025 Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike \n Wikipedia Overview \n en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Prisoners_for_Palestine_hunger_strike \n Well referenced. Use it to chase primaries, not as a citation itself. \n \n\n\n \n Prisoners for Palestine hunger strikes — council motion \n Oxford City Council Official record \n mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2862 \n A local authority formally resolved on this. Precedent worth copying if you want other councils to act." }