The political prisoners took part in work and hunger strikes—the latter considered largely ineffective by Mandela—to improve prison conditions, viewing this as a microcosm of the anti-apartheid struggle.
Os prisioneiros políticos tomaron parte en folgas de traballo e folgas de fame—estas últimas consideradas ineficaces por Mandela—para mellorar as condicións da prisión, considerándoa como un microcosmos da loita antiapartheid.