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Eid holidays especially difficult time for Palestinian mothers in Israeli prison

Fifty four Palestinian women are currently held as prisoners in Israeli jails, according to a statement from a lawyer from the Palestinian Committee of Prisoner’s Affairs. Lawyer Hanan al-Khatib said on Wednesday that the 56 prisoners -- 13 of whom are mothers and 10 who are minors -- “are going through very difficult living, humanitarian and health conditions.” Al-Khatib said that their suffering “increases as holidays come and go, with […]

today22 June 2017

International News

Former hunger-striking prisoner continues new strike in protest of re-detention

Palestinian prisoner and lawyer Muhammad Allan entered the eighth day of a hunger strike in Israeli jail on Thursday, in protest of his recent re-detention by Israeli forces, according to the al-Quds news website. Al-Quds quoted the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society as saying that Allan launched his strike on June 8, the day he was detained from his home in the Nablus-area village of Einabus during a predawn raid, adding that […]

today16 June 2017

International News

Israeli forces detained 420 Palestinians in February

Israeli forces detained 420 Palestinians during the month of February, including 70 minors and 22 women and girls, according to a statement released on Saturday by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies. The center said in its monthly report that 12 of the detentions were carried out in the besieged Gaza Strip, including five fishermen whose boats were destroyed by Israeli forces before their detention, two who were detained at […]

today5 March 2017

International News

Palestinian prisoner suspends hunger strike before court session

Palestinian prisoner Ammar Ibrahim Hamour suspended his hunger strike on Wednesday after at least 30 days without food as the prisoner awaits a court session scheduled on Dec. 28, according to the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs. Head of the committee Issa Qaraqe said in a statement that Hamour decided to suspend his hunger strike after Israeli authorities promised not to renew his administrative detention order -- an Israeli policy […]

today22 December 2016

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