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Khader Adnan: Day 60 and Counting

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Adnan's a political prisoner, detained since mid-December but not charged. On his 60th day without food, a mass call for action urged support to help free him. He symbolizes Israeli brutality, injustice and lawlessness. He inspired others saying:

"For every gram you lose from your weight, we gain a thousand grams in our dignity."
 

Many support him globally and responded. He hasn't yet slipped into coma, but remains perilously close to death.

A February 14 Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I) press release said Adnan's High Court appeal will be heard. His lawyer filed an urgent petition. A hearing will be set shortly.

PHR-I examined him five times in the past week, most recently on February 14. After 52 days without food, he lost one-third of his weight. As a result, he has stomach aches, vomits, at times with blood, and experiences headaches.

He's still lucid and understands what's happening. "His general condition is pale and very weak. His tongue is smooth. He has slight bleeding from the gums, dry skin, loss of hair, and significant muscular atrophy."

His pulse is weak, his blood pressure 100/75. He's connected to a heart monitor. He underwent tests and treatment. It includes liquids, salts, glucose, and vitamins. However, he won't ingest food.

His condition "is commensurate with the impact of 60 days of fasting." He's in immediate danger of death. No food over 50 days causes muscle decomposition, including heart and stomach muscles. As a result, toxin build-ups follow. "Death may occur suddenly" from heart failure or infection following immune system collapse.

Digestive track bleeding as well as renal and hepatic failure may follow. "A deterioration in his state of consciousness can be expected due to the shortage of vitamins and intracerebral hemorrhage."

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