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The hunger strikers

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igiveupwiththis · 17/12/2025 16:10

To think tweets like this from Sultana is useless?

https://x.com/zarahsultana/status/2001268646149038254?s=46

She’s dying of her own actions. After committing horrendous crimes. Why are we wasting energy on this?

Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) on X

Qesser Zuhrah is dying inside HMP Bronzefield and the ambulance is still not here, @DavidLammy.

https://x.com/zarahsultana/status/2001268646149038254?s=46

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igiveupwiththis · 17/12/2025 16:34

MooPointCowsOpinion · 17/12/2025 16:31

“Horrendous crimes” - criminal damage to war machines? If a 19 year old Ukrainian woman caused £1million in damage to Russian war tanks she’d be a hero… can’t say anyone should be treated how she has been in prison nor should someone’s suffering receive such vitriol as this.

I don’t post this to convince the OP, or to convince those replying they hope this young woman gets no help and dies, but for anyone else reading the cruel replies here and feeling as sad as I do, the world is not this cruel in all circles as it is in this particularly white and privileged one. Compassion and kindness are still prevalent, and brown skinned people who protest war are not less deserving of fair access to the justice system and medical support than anyone else.

Trying to paint us as racists, nice. She’s doing this to herself. It is her choice. She has been remanded in custody until her trial because she supports a proscribed terrorist organisation.

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NotDonna · 17/12/2025 16:32

MissyB1 · 17/12/2025 16:22

There was a big thread on this the other day wasn’t there? With lots of people of people either saying the hunger strikers deserved to die, or they couldn’t give a toss if they died. So no doubt lots more posters will come on this thread to say the same.
Yeah nice….

I didn’t see the previous post. No I wouldn’t want anyone to die but they have access to food & medical care AND very importantly MH care. And what would ‘Your Party’ do - force feed?

Boomer55 · 17/12/2025 16:31

I’m not giving her a thought. Whatever, whatever. 🤷‍♀️

MooPointCowsOpinion · 17/12/2025 16:31

“Horrendous crimes” - criminal damage to war machines? If a 19 year old Ukrainian woman caused £1million in damage to Russian war tanks she’d be a hero… can’t say anyone should be treated how she has been in prison nor should someone’s suffering receive such vitriol as this.

I don’t post this to convince the OP, or to convince those replying they hope this young woman gets no help and dies, but for anyone else reading the cruel replies here and feeling as sad as I do, the world is not this cruel in all circles as it is in this particularly white and privileged one. Compassion and kindness are still prevalent, and brown skinned people who protest war are not less deserving of fair access to the justice system and medical support than anyone else.

NotDonna · 17/12/2025 16:27

threesocksmorgan · 17/12/2025 16:18

tried google, but can't seem to find out what they did.

Looks like they broke into somewhere and caused criminal damage. Seemingly before the group was banned. But criminal damage is criminal damage. They weren’t just waving placards.

MissyB1 · 17/12/2025 16:22

There was a big thread on this the other day wasn’t there? With lots of people of people either saying the hunger strikers deserved to die, or they couldn’t give a toss if they died. So no doubt lots more posters will come on this thread to say the same.
Yeah nice….

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igiveupwiththis · 17/12/2025 16:20

MyNeedyLilacBird · 17/12/2025 16:19

I'm really not sure how she managed to get enough votes to be an mp- frankly she doesn't appear to have one jote of interest in her constituents or the UK in general

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She was Labour, wasn’t she?

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MyNeedyLilacBird · 17/12/2025 16:19

igiveupwiththis · 17/12/2025 16:15

Me neither. I don’t get why our elected MPs are wasting energy on them. They’re spoilt overgrown children who are doing it to themselves

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I'm really not sure how she managed to get enough votes to be an mp- frankly she doesn't appear to have one jote of interest in her constituents or the UK in general

threesocksmorgan · 17/12/2025 16:18

tried google, but can't seem to find out what they did.

MyNeedyLilacBird · 17/12/2025 16:17

No sympathy and frankly couldn't give a toss. Though it's worrying that there's a number of fools who do!!

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igiveupwiththis · 17/12/2025 16:15

TeenageSu1cideDontDoit · 17/12/2025 16:12

I have no sympathy whatsoever for them.

Me neither. I don’t get why our elected MPs are wasting energy on them. They’re spoilt overgrown children who are doing it to themselves

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BMW6 · 17/12/2025 16:15

Frankly I couldn't care less.

TeenageSu1cideDontDoit · 17/12/2025 16:12

I have no sympathy whatsoever for them.

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