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Should government meet pro-Palestine hunger strikers?

Should government meet pro-Palestine hunger strikers?

Update: 2025-12-23
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Pro-Palestinian remand prisoners staging the largest organised hunger strike in over 40 years are to continue, after the government refused a meeting. We hear from the sister of one of them - and ask whether the government should now intervene.



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Should government meet pro-Palestine hunger strikers?

Should government meet pro-Palestine hunger strikers?

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