10-04-2012,09:25 | Al Qassam Website Al Qassam website- Amman- Detained Qassam Brigades commander Abdullah Al-Barghouthi is to start an open hunger strike at dawn Thursday protesting his continued isolation in Israeli jails, liberated prisoner Ahlam Al-Tamimi said. She said on her Facebook page on Monday that Barghouthi would only drink a glass of water daily […]
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IOA renews administrative detention of Hamas MP Hatem Qufaisha with 6 months
[ PIC 04/04/2012 – 08:49 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Tuesday renewed the administrative detention of Al-Khalil MP Hatem Qufaisha for six months. The Hamas MP’s family told the PIC that an Israeli court renewed the detention for the fourth time running. Qufaisha, 52, served 130 months in IOA jails […]
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Palestinian prisoners in four Israeli prisons on hunger strike
[ PIC 03/04/2012 – 10:23 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The ministry of prisoners in Gaza said that Palestinian prisoners in four Israeli jails are going on a single day hunger strike on Tuesday as part of their protest steps against oppression and violation of rights. The ministry said that the prisoners in Askalan, Nafha, Eshel, […]
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Study: Children struggle to cope after Israeli detention
Maan News Agency | March 21, 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinian children struggle with mental health problems and reintegration into society after they are detained by Israel, a new report on child detention says. According to the study released by Save the Children Sweden and YMCA-East Jerusalem on Monday, 90.6 percent of detained […]
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Parliamentary delegation led by Baher in Morocco
[ PIC 05/03/2012 – 10:38 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– First deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) Ahmed Baher along with a number of lawmakers arrived in Morocco on Sunday coming from Tunisia. The media office of the PLC said Baher met with Moroccan premier Abdul-Ilah Benkiran and briefed him on the latest developments […]
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Fatah, Hamas inmates ‘on hunger strike in Palestinian jails’
MAAN NEWS AGENCY MARCH 3 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Fatah spokesman Ahmad Assaf on Saturday told official PA media that party affiliates detained in the Gaza Strip were attempting to launch a hunger strike, but had been repressed. Earlier this week, Gaza-based media said four Hamas detainees in a West Bank jail had started a […]
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Health of political detainees in PA jails worsen
[ PIC 02/03/2012 – 08:59 PM ] West Bank, (PIC) — The PA security continue to hold three Palestinians from Qalqilya and Salfit and released six others, including two suffering serious health problems. The health of a political detainee from al-Khalil is reportedly deteriorating. The PA security are still holding Harith Asi and Ahmad Mar’I, […]
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Tale of Sodomy and Torture in Occupation Prison ~ by @richards1052
Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. strong>Jan 23, 2012 | By Richard Silverstein | Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place Haaretz this week noted that the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel has brought suit before the Israeli Supreme Court on behalf of a Palestinian torture victim. Two police […]
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Israel jails worse than Nazi camps
Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Palestinian Minister for Captives Affairs Ataollah Abu Sabah says Israel jails are more horrific than Nazi camps. PressTV – Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:9PM GMT A Palestinian official says Palestinian prisoners are subjected to the most inhumane treatment and are tortured […]
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Israeli jails ‘refilled’ after prisoner swap
Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Maan News Agency | Dec 16, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel has detained nearly the same number of Palestinians they freed in the first stage of a prisoner exchange deal in the two months since the swap, a prisoners group said […]
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Israeli jailers deny Palestinian prisoner medical treatment
Related: Deprivation of Basic Needs Cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity| Water | Communication [ 05/12/2011 – 12:13 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– The family of Palestinian prisoner Safi Houshiya, sentenced to 35 years in jail, said the prison administration refuses to provide him with medical treatment and held it fully responsible for his life. The Palestinian […]
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18 Palestinian MPs out of 21 in Israeli jails are administratively detained
[ 10/11/2011 – 12:34 PM ] The Palestinian centre for the defence of captives said that the Israeli occupation still holds 21 Palestinian lawmakers, 18 of them under administrative detention, without charge or trial. Thamer Sabaena, a researcher in captives affairs, said that the number of detained lawmakers rose to 21 after the detention of […]
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Nizar and Ahlam; Fatah and Hamas: from an Israeli cell to a wedding ceremony
Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Wednesday, 19 October 2011 17:45| MEMO When Ahlam was in her third year at Bir Zeit, both she and Mahmoud were arrested by the Israelis. He was sentenced to life in prison and she was sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms. […]
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