Pro-Palestine hunger striker Heba Muraisi reaches critical stage
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- Heba Muraisi enters critical stage after 64 days on hunger strike, with imminent risk of organ failure.
- Medical experts warn prolonged hunger strikes cause permanent damage to vital organs; other strikers also face severe health risks.
Heba Muraisi, a pro-Palestinian activist, has now gone 64 days without food, reaching a life-threatening stage where medical experts warn of imminent organ failure and death.
A letter signed by over 800 healthcare professionals addressed to the UK government highlights the dangers of extended hunger strikes. After 60 days without food, the body exhausts fat reserves and begins breaking down muscle and vital organs, potentially causing permanent brain, liver, and kidney damage.
Current medical conditions
- Heba Muraisi (Day 64): The longest-serving striker in the current campaign, Muraisi reportedly suffers from uncontrollable muscle spasms, twitches, and breathing difficulties. Her mother noted she “reminds herself to breathe” and has lost the ability to form full sentences or maintain conversation.
- Kamran Ahmed (Day 57): Ahmed has been hospitalized multiple times, most recently on January 2, and is experiencing intermittent hearing loss, chest pains, and high ketone levels.
- Lewie Chiaramello (Day 43): A type 1 diabetic, Chiaramello is on an intermittent hunger strike, which doctors warn is extremely dangerous due to the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Teuta Hoxha (Day 60): Hoxha reportedly paused her strike on January 3, after receiving administrative demands, but campaign groups say the prison has refused hospitalization, raising concerns about refeeding syndrome.
Risks and warnings
Experts stress that prolonged hunger strikes put participants at immediate risk of organ failure and permanent damage. Human rights groups continue to call for urgent medical attention and intervention, emphasizing the extreme urgency of the situation for Muraisi and fellow strikers.
