The health condition of Palestinian refugee Ahmed Abu Ata, who has been on a hunger strike for over one month, has remarkably gone downhill.

Human rights sources said Abu Ata has gone on an open-ended hunger strike to protest the refusal by the Swedish authorities to grant him a permanent visa.

The Swedish police had Forced Abu Ata out of his home and denied him the right to safe shelter and socio-medical insurance.

Abu Ata’s health has seriously deteriorated. He suffers hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). He is currently on a hunger strike outside of the Swedish migration office in Vansbury.

Over recent months, hundreds of Palestinian refugees have rallied in Sweden protesting the rejection of their applications for asylum and permanent protection by the Swedish migration authorities.

Hundreds of families coming from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the diaspora have reportedly been threatened with deportation in Sweden. Several refugees, including elderly refugees and persons with special needs, have been staying in the country for over 10 years. Dozens of children have also been born in the country.

Though the Swedish authorities consider Palestine as an unsafe place, with poor education and health services, they have been denying several Palestinian refugees humanitarian asylum.