More than 100 medical professionals have issued an urgent appeal to help an alleged pro-Palestine activist on hunger strike in prison. Teuta Hoxha, who has been held at HMP Peterborough since November 2024, is facing a "medical emergency" and needs immediate care.

The 28-year-old, who is on the 20th day of her hunger strike, has critically low blood sugar levels and is at risk of cardiac arrest, a letter written by the medics said. She is waiting to go on trial in April 2026, accused of breaking into an Israel-based defence firm in south Gloucestershire and causing more than £1 million of damage.

The group of medical professionals has written to NHS England's health and justice team and the prison's governor to raise their serious concerns about her situation.

"Ms Hoxha has not, as

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