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By Awad al-Rujoub RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): At least 73 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody due to medical negligence since 1967, a local NGO said on Saturday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the latest victim was Palestinian female Sa’diya Farajallah, who died in Israeli custody in June. “Israel is still holding […]

15th Mar 2022

‘Israel uses COVID-19 measures to traumatize Palestinian prisoners’

By Salam AbuSharar RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israeli prison services used the COVID-19 restrictions as a tool against the Palestinian inmates, with many of them reporting deliberate medical negligence and no serious measures to stem the spread of the pandemic in jails, according to a recently released report compiled by Palestinians Prisoners Society (PPS). “The […]

12th Jul 2020

Palestine: Prison death spotlights Palestinian plight in Israel

By Ramzy Mahmoud GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): The recent death of Palestinian prisoner Sa’di al-Gharabli in Israel has put the issue of long-serving Palestinian prisoners under the spotlight. Al-Gharabli, 75, died at Assaf Harofeh medical center last week after his health deteriorated, according to the Handala Center for Detainees and Ex-detainees. Al-Gharabli, from the […]

26th Oct 2017

Palestinian teens mistreated by Israeli police as Israeli rights groups

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Young Palestinian Jerusalemites detained by Israeli police are made vulnerable by late-night arrests, lengthy interrogations and a lack of access to their parents or lawyers, Israeli rights groups said in a statement on Wednesday. Palestinian teens “find themselves in a threatening and bewildering situation” because they often do not […]

24th Oct 2017

Palestine: Gazans demand release of loved ones jailed by Israel

By Mohamed Majid GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Dozens of Palestinians staged a rally outside the Gaza City office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday to demand the release of loved ones imprisoned by the Israeli authorities. Meanwhile, Israeli police rounded up 51 Palestinians in an occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood […]

17th May 2017

UN urges end to mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners

By Bayram Altug GENEVA (AA): The UN’s point person on human rights in occupied Palestine Tuesday urged Israel to abide by international law and international standards of detention. In a written statement, Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory under occupation, requested better and accessible […]

12th May 2017

Palestine: Dozens of Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes with Israeli troops

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Dozens of Palestinian youths were injured in Thursday clashes with Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The youths had been staging a demonstration held to show solidarity with Palestinians imprisoned by Israel who have been waging a hunger strike for the last 25 days. “Three […]

5th May 2017

Palestine: Dozens more jailed Palestinians join hunger strike

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) : Dozens of jailed Palestinians, including leaders of political factions, joined a mass hunger strike on Thursday to protest their prison conditions. “Fifty prisoners from different Palestinian factions — including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) […]

18th Apr 2017

Palestine: Palestinian prisoners in Israel launch hunger strike

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Long-term Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti on Monday launched a mass hunger strike against Israel’s detention policies, with more than 1,000 other prisoners joining him. The open-ended strike has been launched to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day amid calls by detainees for the resumption of prison visits, better medical care and […]

2nd Aug 2016

Palestine: Freedom or death, Palestinian hunger-striker declares

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Bilal Kayed, a Palestinian prisoner detained by the Israeli authorities without charge, has vowed to continue his hunger-strike — now in its 48th day — and refused to undergo medical examinations unless released. “Mr. Kayed has stated that he would rather die of starvation than give up his rights […]

26th May 2016

Palestine: Israeli army arrests 26 Palestinians in overnight raids

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): The Israeli army detained 26 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a Palestinian NGO said on Wednesday. “Israeli army forces detained 11 Palestinians after raiding their homes near Salfit city in the northern West Bank,” Qadora Faris, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, told Anadolu […]

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