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MORE than 200 people kicked off a fast for justice for Shaker Aamer yesterday, with leading activists and politicians rallying in Westminster to demand his release from the US gulag at Guantanamo Bay.
The dedicated cohort are taking turns to give up food for 24 hours until Mr Aamer, the latest British resident held at the prison, is released to his family.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Green MP Caroline Lucas and Labour MP Andy Slaughter — who have all pledged to join the fast — called for his freedom at the rally.
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
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