Lawyer: 2 minors being held in Israeli prison beaten with rifles

Ma’an News Agency | (updated) 31/08/2014 20:22 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian youths being held in Israel’s Etzion detention center south of Bethlehem have been beaten by Israeli officers, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said Sunday. Jacklin Fararja recently visited Badri Abu Zalata, 14, and Kazhim al-Najjar, 16, and said they told her […]

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Deliberate medical neglect: 40 Palestinians in Megiddo jail suffer extremely tragic conditions

Prisoner Mahmoud Hussein is paralysed and needs special medical care [ PIC 26/08/2014 – 03:26 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Palestinian prisoner society said 40 prisoners detained in section 10 of Megiddo jail suffer from very tragic incarceration conditions. The lawyer of the society revealed, following a visit to the prison, that the Megiddo jailers […]

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Israeli soldiers attack prisoners in Etzion jail

[ PIC 17/08/2014 – 12:40 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli soldiers routinely assault Palestinian prisoners in the detention center Gush Etzion, north Al-Khalil, the Palestinian Prisoners society said on Sunday. The prisoners told the PPS lawyer that they were beaten with rifle butts and kicked by soldiers when they were in Etzion. The PPS said […]

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Israeli Terrorism Update | Jordanian Family: “Israel Tortured Our Son To Death”

 Thursday August 07, 2014 09:00 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies A Jordanian family is accusing Israel of arresting and torturing their son to death, after detaining him during a protest, in Tel Aviv, in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. File – http://alarabalyawm.net The family in Amman – Jordan said Wa’el Salim Mustafa, […]

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PA releases leader Khader Adnan after protests over his arrest

[ PIC 28/11/2013 – 12:01 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– PA’s security services was forced to release the leader of the Jihad Movement Khader Adnan, hours after his arrest following his protest against the policy of the arbitrary political detention against activists. Palestinian intelligence elements raided on Wednesday the house of Sheikh Khader’s cousin Farouk Moussa […]

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Israeli occupation forces detain a child for 18 hours without water or food after being tortured

[ PIC 27/11/2013 – 05:32 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A Palestinian child has been subjected to torture during his detention for 18 hours in an Israeli detention center. The 13-year-old child Yahia al-Rajabi, from the Old City in al-Khalil, was deprived of water and food for 18 hours while being detained in an Israeli prison. […]

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Report: Israel exercises torture against Palestinian female prisoners

[ PIC 26/11/2013 – 06:00 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said in a report that the Israeli occupation has been exercising all forms of torture and violence against Palestinian female prisoners in its jail. The center’s report was marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that […]

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Ashkelon prisoners start a hunger strike

Ashkelon prison Al Ray Agencies | Nov 23, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – Ashkelon Prisoners started an open hunger strike to protest violent raids on their cells and strip searches, which led to clashes and caused injuries among them. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on November 20 that the raids took place on Monday, November […]

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#PalHunger | Three administrative detainees: Mohammed Asy, Anas Asy, and Thaer Abdogo on hunger strike

[ PIC 23/11/2013 – 09:49 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Three Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails went on hunger strike last Monday 18/11, Ibrahim Al-Araj, the lawyer of the ministry of prisoners, said on Saturday. He said in a statement that the strikers are Mohammed Asy, Anas Asy, and Thaer Abdo and are all from […]

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Zaarir: administrative captives will begin escalatory steps

[ PIC 22/11/2013 – 09:25 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Palestinian MP Bassem Zaarir announced that the administrative detainees will start escalatory steps, including open hunger strike to end their detention, adding that the prisoners’ suffering has continued in the absence of a real move to release them. Zaarir, who was released on Thursday from the […]

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Urgent: Hunger striker Alaa Hammad is nearing death

[ PIC 22/11/2013 – 06:23 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Jordanian prisoner Alaa Hammad is nearing death after 204 days of hunger strike in Israeli jails, human rights sources confirmed. Waed Association for prisoners expressed deep concern over the serious health condition of hunger striker Alaa Hamdan without any national or international attention to his issue. […]

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#PalHunger | Palestinian Detainees In Asqalan Conduct Hunger Strike

Al Qassam Website | 20-11-2013,08:35 Gaza – The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Palestinian detainees held at the Israeli Asqalan Prison started an open-ended hunger strike after special units of the Israeli army invaded the prison on Monday November 18 2013, and injured several detainees. The PPS said that tension is gradually mounting […]

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#PalHunger | Akram Al-Fsissi continues his hunger strike for 36 days, suppression in Gilboa prison

[ PIC 04/11/2013 – 03:56 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Palestinian captive Akram al-Fsissi, from Ethna village west of al-Khalil, has continued his hunger strike for 36 days in a row protesting his administrative detention. Al-Fsissi, 30, began his strike since 29 September while he was in Ofer prison. He was then transferred to Ramle prison […]

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#PalHunger | IOF forces MP Hatem Qafisha in administrative detention to break his strike

[ PIC 02/11/2013 – 02:34 PM ] AL-Khalil, (PIC)– Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have forced a detained Palestinian MP to conduct medical tests due to his health deterioration after boycotting medicines and Israeli prison clinics as part of the administrative detainees’ protests. Palestinian human rights sources said that IOF transferred on Saturday the MP Hatem […]

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#PalHunger | Fasisi transferred to hospital on 30th day of hunger strike

[ PIC 28/10/2013 – 11:12 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Detainee Akram Yousef Fasisi has been transferred to hospital after 30 days of hunger strike protesting his administrative detention, his family said on Monday. Family members told Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights that Fasisi had started his hunger strike on 29th September and […]

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