UK: Fifth Palestine Action prisoner joins rolling hunger strike over detention conditions

A fifth Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner has launched a hunger strike over her detention conditions and the UK government's ban on the direct action group.

The 29-year-old prisoner, named T Hoxha, has joined four other prisoners in a rolling hunger strike launched on 2 November over what they describe as "systematic abuse" by the prison authorities.

Qesser Zurah and Amu Gibb, prisoners currently held at HMP Bronzefield, launched their strikes on Sunday. Heba Muraisi, who is held at HMP New Hall, joined on Monday, and Jon Cink, also held at Bronzefield, refused food on Thursday.

Hoxha is one of the "Filton 24" - activists from the recently proscribed direct action group Palestine Action who were arrested on terrorism charges.

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