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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Minister says government not mistreating Palestine Action activists on hunger strike

Sir Alan Campbell
The Commons leader, Sir Alan Campbell, said the allegation ‘couldn’t be further from the truth’. Photograph: Richard Townshend

The government is “not trying to break the bodies” of Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike, a minister has said, after a doctor said eight of the activists were dying.

The prisoners on hunger strike are facing charges related to alleged break-ins or criminal damage on behalf of Palestine Action before the group was banned under terrorism legislation in July, charges which they deny and have called to be dropped.

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