UK Pro-Palestine Activists Hunger Strike 2026: The Shadow of Guantanamo Over London
In 2026, 8 UK pro-Palestine activists are on a hunger strike against prolonged detention. Ex-Guantanamo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi joins them, citing systemic abuse.
Guantanamo didn't end; it simply evolved and spread to the heart of the UK. As of January 2, 2026, eight imprisoned Palestine Action activists in the UK are refusing food to protest prolonged pretrial detention. Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantanamo prisoner and activist, has joined the strike in solidarity, warning that the British legal system is mirroring the very tactics used in America's most notorious offshore prison.
UK Pro-Palestine Activists Hunger Strike 2026: A Slow Journey Toward Death
The situation's critical. One activist has been on hunger strike for more than two months, while others have surpassed 50 days. United Nations human rights experts expressed grave concern, warning of organ failure and neurological damage. These individuals, including Heba Muraisi and Qesser Zurah, are being held under counter-terrorism laws that allow for extended remand without trial. Adayfi claims these activists are facing isolation, censorship, and medical coercion—tactics he says were 'exported' from the Guantanamo laboratory.
Power always laughs before it kills. Humour becomes a shield for cowardice. I refuse to be silent because doing nothing would make me complicit.
Political Apathy and the Weaponization of Time
The political response has been marked by what critics call 'deliberate contempt.' When Jeremy Corbyn raised the issue in Parliament, some MPs reportedly responded with mockery. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy hasn't met with the families, citing protocol. The activists' demands are straightforward: end prolonged remand, restore full access to legal counsel, and stop using terror laws to criminalize dissent. As trials are pushed further away, time itself has become a weapon against the prisoners and their families.
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