[ PIC 31/07/2013 – 05:27 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) refused to release the oldest serving detainee Sheikh Nazih Abu Oun despite his ill health. The Palestine center for prisoners’ studies said in a statement on Wednesday that Abu Oun, 51, was arrested on 5/7/2011 and was held since then in […]
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Family of prisoner Hosam Shaheen appeals for saving his leg
[ PIC 25/07/2013 – 05:20 PM ] SALFIT, (PIC)– The family of Palestinian prisoner Hosam Shaheen appealed to human rights groups and the Red Cross to urgently intervene to save the right leg of its son from amputation. Umm Hasan, the mother of Hosam, said that the prison doctors told her son that he has […]
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Israeli occupation refuses to release Hamas leader Ra’fat Nassif after end of his sentence
[ PIC 23/07/2013 – 12:01 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) refused to release Hamas leader Ra’fat Nassif after completing his imprisonment sentence and instead ordered him held in administrative custody, without charge or trial. Osama Makbul, a lawyer with the Tadamun foundation for human rights, said that the IOA held Nassif, […]
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Israeli court turns down request for release of Lawyer Ayed Dudeen from administrative detention
[ PIC 22/07/2013 – 10:44 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli court in Ofer turned down a request by lawyer of Ayed Dudeen for his release from administrative custody, without trial or charge. Local sources said that the court refused to accept an appeal by Dudeen, 47, who will enter his third year in administrative […]
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Israeli occupation extends detention of captive who suffered skull fracture during interrogation
[ PIC 19/07/2013 – 02:11 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Thursday extended the detention of prisoner Mohammed Ahmed Zakarna, aged 37 from town of Qabatiya south of Jenin, who suffers from skull fracture sustained during interrogation about a month ago. Local sources said that the Salem Military Court extended the detention […]
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Hundreds of mourners join funeral for former Palestinian prisoner
Maan News | July 17, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral procession of ex-Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Abu al-Sukkar in Ramallah on Wednesday. Abu al-Sakkar, 78, died late Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. He had been imprisoned by Israel for 28 years and was released in 2003 after a request […]
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Israel detains liberated prisoner en route to Jordan for medical treatment
[ PIC 16/07/2013 – 12:00 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) detained liberated prisoner Mohammed Al-Saadi at the Karame crossing on Tuesday morning while trying to enter Jordan for medical treatment. Local sources said that the IOA held Saadi, from Seelat Al-Harthiya village in Jenin, for a few hours then took him […]
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Prisoner Motasem Radad’s medical condition deteriorates
Maan News Agency | July 4, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A Palestinian prisoner’s health is seriously deteriorating and Israel has transferred from hospital to a prison clinic, a lawyer said Wednesday. Motasem Radad was moved from Meir Hospital to Ramle prison clinic, Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer Jawad Boulos said. Radad suffers several symptoms including hypertension […]
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Palestinian prisoner faints in court
[ PIC 02/07/2013 – 01:21 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoner Sami Najjar fainted in Ofer court after suffering acute chest pain, his lawyer Ahmed Safiya said on Tuesday. He said that Najjar, who has been in custody since start of the year, fainted after the court judge decided to renew his administrative detention, without […]
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Liberated Palestinian prisoner sets himself alight in Ramallah
[ PIC 30/06/2013 – 09:54 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Liberated prisoner Wisam Marof set himself alight in front of the finance ministry in Ramallah on Sunday protesting the PA’s neglect of his condition. Eyewitnesses said that Marof, 20, suffered burns in his hands and chest. Palestinian media quoted Marof after the incident as saying that […]
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21 year old Wissam Bilal Khalil Marouf sets himself on fire outside PA ministry
Maan News Agency | June 30, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A former prisoner sustained serious injuries Sunday after setting himself on fire in front of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Finance to protest a delay in the receipt of benefits conferred to former prisoners, witnesses told Ma’an. Wissam Bilal Khalil Marouf, 21, from the northern […]
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Palestinian detainee’s mother dies 2 weeks before son’s release | الله يرحمها
Maan News Agency | June 20, 2013 NABLUS (Ma’an) — A mother of a Palestinian detainee passed away Thursday without seeing her son for 10 years, locals told Ma’an. Basima Hashash, 67, passed away in the Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, just two weeks before her son Atallah […]
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UN committee slams Israeli forces’ torture of Palestinian children
Palestinian children play near the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on 19 June 2013. (Photo: AFP – Mohammed Abed) Al Akhbar English | Published Thursday, June 20, 2013 A United Nations human rights body accused Israel on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those in custody and using others as human shields. […]
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IOF summons prisoners’ rights activist
[ PIC 18/06/2013 – 10:00 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) served a summons to Yehya Saleh, an activist in prisoners’ rights, after intercepting a car passing a roadblock in Al-Khalil city. An eyewitness told the PIC that IOF soldiers set up a roadblock near Iman mosque in the city and stopped a […]
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VIDEO | End Human Rights Violation, Release Dirar Abu Sisi
Published on May 19, 2013| Ufreenetwork DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT ABOUT DIRAR ABU SISI AT UFREENETWORK (PDF) Take Action | Sign Petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/su… End Human Rights Violation, Release Dirar Abu Sisi The abduction and detention of Dirar Abu Sisi highlights Israel’s routine violation of human rights and international law. It is yet another example of […]
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