Palestinian Prisoners

 

Report: 201 Palestinians Died in Israeli Jails

 

RAMALLAH, April 17, 2012 (WAFA) – Marking Prisoner Day, a joint press release by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Prisoners Affairs said Tuesday that a total of 201 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails since 1967.

 

The prisoners died of torture, medical negligence, use of fatal force, premeditated killing and use of shooting, said the press release.

 

Seven prisoners died in 2007, including five of medical negligence, making it the highest mortality rate among Palestinians in Israeli prisons in one year since 1967.

 

Around 2,000 Palestinians were arrested since the October prisoners’ exchange deal between Hamas and Israel, at an average of more than 10 arrests per day.

 

The press release said Israel currently has around 4,700 Palestinians in prison, including six women, 185 minors and 27 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

 

Israel placed over 20,000 Palestinians under administrative detention, without charge or trial, since 2002, of whom 320 prisoner remain in jail till this moment.

 

In addition, there are 822 Palestinians who are in detention awaiting trial.

 

R.Q./M.S.

 

Palestinians stand in front of a big banner showing portraits of Palestinians held in Israeli jails during a demonstration calling for their release and in support of inmates in hunger strike, on 6 October 2011 in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian prisoners went on a hunger strike over a week ago to protest the worsening of their prison conditions. (Photo: AFP – Said Khatib)

ISRAELI PRISON DOCUMENTARY

Part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E5UgVkINuw&feature=player_embedded#!
Part 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY1mD_1Y3Cs&feature=player_embedded
Part 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWA_seDXkV4&feature=player_embedded
Part 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrMO7qm52AA&feature=player_embedded
Part 5. http://www….youtube.com/watch?v=ErhvqJjvzYc&feature=player_embedded
Part 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze0C_AW8SIQ&feature=player_embedded#!
Part 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GpnK7UXEtU&feature=player_embedded
Part 8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukH5YSSVaB4&feature=player_embedded

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ARTICLES & NEWS

Over 750.000 Palestinian Prisoners Since 1967
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/over-700-000-palestinian-prisoners-since-1967/

Palestinian young woman severely tortured by Israeli soldiers from Nahshon unit https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/palestinian-young-woman-severely-tortured-by-israeli-soldiers-from-nahshon-unit/

Palestinian prisoner denied vistis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bH105wyONA&feature=player_embedded

Dec 7, 2010
PA: Israel Continues to Test Drugs on Palestinian Prisoners
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9236&Itemid=68

Dec 7, 2010
P.A. Denounces Israel for Testing Different Drugs With Palestinian Prisoners
http://www.imemc.org/article/60104

 

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