Palestinian lawmaker sentenced to 20 months in jail

Ma’an news Agency | Aug 18, 2014 at 23:38 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli military court in Ofer prison on Monday sentenced Palestinian lawmaker from Jerusalem Ahmad Attoun to 20 months in prison. Attoun’s family said he was arrested from his Ramallah home in February 2012, and was put under administrative detention. He was sentenced […]

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IOF kidnaps 17 Palestinians from different West Bank areas

[ PIC 18/08/2014 – 02:13 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning stormed different West Bank areas and kidnapped 17 Palestinians from their homes Local sources reported that the IOF at dawn patrolled areas in the towns of Sa’ir, Sheiyukh, Samu’a and Yatta to the north and south of Al-Khalil. […]

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10 New Prisoners Placed Under (Arbitrary) Israeli Administrative Detention

 Monday August 18, 2014 07:23 by IMEMC News & Agencies Israel announces expansion of Gaza fishing zone as a ‘goodwill gesture’ Israel has placed 10 new Palestinian prisoners under arbitrary administrative detention, a procedure which allows the military to hold individuals indefinitely, without charge or trial and, often, under severe conditions which the rest of […]

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Israeli Terrorism | July 2014: Over 1930 Palestinians arrested by occupation forces

 Samidoun | Aug 7, 2014 During July 2014, nearly 2,000 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces, reported the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, including all sectors of Palestinian society. There are now over 6,200 Palestinians in occupation prisons. Over 1,930 people were arrested in July, including 800 from the West Bank, 300 from Jerusalem, […]

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MP Abdel Jaber Fuqaha’s administrative detention extended by Israel for 2nd time

[ PIC 22/11/2013 – 05:30 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) have extended the administrative detention of MP Abdel Jaber Fuqaha, 47, for the second time in a row. Director of Ahrar Center for Prisoners’ Studies, Fouad Khuffash, stated that MP Fuqaha who was arrested in June 2013 was turned to administrative detention. […]

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Israel extending the arrest of two children

Silwanic | Tuesday, November 5, 2013 | 23:53 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —The Magistrate court judge extended on Tuesday the arrest of 13-year old Othman Amer Is’eed from the neighborhood of Bab Hutta until next Thursday. Othman’s lawyer appealed the decision in the District court which rejected the appeal and ratified the Magistrate court’s decision. The […]

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Israel raping Human Rights and ‘deals’ again: Ofer and Negev administrative detainees to take escalatory steps

  Al Ray Agencies | Sept 25, 2013 ALRAY – Administrative detainees in Ofer and Negev prison warned that they would begin to protest if the Israeli authorities don’t implement the agreement reached in April. Local media reported that Prisoners Club’s lawyer said “the protest would see escalatory steps to be taken according to certain […]

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Father Atallah Hanna, Archbishop in Occupied Jerusalem slams Israel’s actions during Easter and Holy Saturday holiday

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 11:03 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Father Atallah Hanna, Archbishop of the Palestinian Orthodox Church in occupied Jerusalem, strongly denounced the Israeli arbitrary measures that were taken last Saturday against the Christian worshipers as they were commemorating the Easter day and the Holy Saturday in the old city. In a press […]

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Report: IOF nabbed 128 Palestinians last week, including CHILDREN

[ PIC 18/02/2013 – 09:28 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A report by Hamas movement in the West Bank on Monday said that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 128 Palestinian citizens in the past week. The report noted that the IOF for the second week running focused on Hamas cadres and supporters. It said that […]

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Israel turns the prisoner Zarir’s to administrative detention

#FreeSamer | Join global action for #PalHunger striker Samer Issawi [ PIC 25/01/2013 – 07:39 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Palestinian Center for Prisoners’ Studies reported that the Israeli courts refused the appeal presented by lawyer of the prisoner MP Ahmad Zarir, 51, from the town of Samu, south of al-Khalil. The Center said in […]

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Israeli court extends administrative detention of Abu Munshar for sixth time

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 09:44 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– An Israeli court endorsed the renewal of detainee Dirar Abu Munshar’s administrative detention for three months for the sixth consecutive time. Family members said on Wednesday that the court promised to release Abu Munshar, from Al-Khalil, at conclusion of this sixth renewal of administrative custody. They […]

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Israel places Tawil under administrative detention

[ PIC 20/01/2013 – 08:10 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Tadamun foundation for human rights said that the Israeli occupation authorities placed Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil under administrative detention. Osama Makbul, a lawyer with the foundation, said that Ofer military court ruled the detention of Tawil, 49, for six months at the orders of the military […]

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#StopAD | IOA renews the leader Ghanem Sawalmeh’s administrative detention

[ PIC 18/01/2013 – 11:13 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) renewed on Thursday the administrative detention of Hamas leader Ghanem Tawfiq Sawalmeh, 47, for a period of 6 months for the fourth time. Sawalmeh’s family told PIC reporter that they were surprised by the military court’s decision to renew the administrative […]

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AOHR calls to end the administrative detention

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 08:05 PM ] LONDON, (PIC)– Arab Organization for Human Rights in UK (AOHR) called for a wide Parliamentary movement to address administrative detention policy used by the Israeli intelligence to detain Palestinian citizens, deputies and ministers. The organization issued on Wednesday a detailed report documenting the detention of Palestinian MPs elected […]

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Occupation renews arbitrary administrative detention of 7 prisoners

[ PIC 08/01/2013 – 09:48 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– According to Al-Tadhamon Foundation for Human Rights, the Israeli Ofer Court rejected on Tuesday the appeal submitted by seven administrative prisoners, including two MPs. The researcher at Al-Tadhamon Foundation, Ahmed Betawi, said that the occupation court has rejected the appeals submitted by the two Palestinian MPs […]

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