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KURDISH rights activists in London reached their sixth day on hunger strike today in solidarity with opposition politicians in Turkish prisons.
Activists have been taking it in turns to strike outside Manor House station in north London since Thursday and say they will continue to camp out until December 21.
The action is in support of imprisoned People’s Democratic Party (HDP) MP Leyla Guven, who has been on hunger strike since November 7.
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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
