As a gesture of solidarity and firm support, the comrades of Lonko Francisco Facundo Jones Huala, housed in Pavilion 5 of Unit 6 in Rawson, have declared a hunger strike. They are protesting for the Lonko’s health, the unsanitary conditions of the infirmary where he has been hospitalized since yesterday, and the worsening prison conditions.
This means they are refusing the food provided by the Federal Penitentiary Service, in clear support of the Lonko (Mapuche leader) and as a protest demanding he receive immediate medical attention appropriate to his health condition, given the severity of his illness after more than 56 days of hunger strike and 6 days of dry fasting.
We denounce the fact that the Lonko, since being transferred yesterday in a state of decompensation to Santa Teresita Hospital, where he was given IV fluids and underwent tests, was returned that same afternoon and admitted to the prison’s infirmary. He was held incommunicado until this afternoon when he was discharged and taken back to his cellblock, only then able to contact his family. He has lost a significant amount of weight; after 56 days of hunger strike, he weighed 63 kilos yesterday, and a heart problem was detected as a result of the hunger strike, suggesting he may have suffered a heart attack.
The lives and well-being of many people deprived of their liberty matter. This extreme measure demonstrates the lack of political response to the demands made and the deteriorating health of Lonko Facundo Jones Huala.
We hold the prison and judicial authorities responsible for any irreversible consequences to the health and life of the Lonko and his comrades on hunger strike.
And although the risk is even greater, as a support network, we want to make this collective action visible in solidarity, mobilizing more people around the many injustices committed against the Lonko.
Freedom for Lonko Facundo Jones Huala Now!
Red Apoyo Comunidades Mapuche Tehuelche
Resumen Latinoamericano, June 25, 2026