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Israel soldiers filmed beating Palestinian detainees suspended

Three Israeli military officers, who were filmed severely beating two Palestinian detainees in the occupied West Bank last week, were suspended from their roles this morning. In the video posted on TikTok, the Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion were seen repeatedly pushing and kicking two Palestinian men on to the ground near Ramallah while a fourth soldier stoodby and watched. According to the Times of Israel, the military authorities are investigating the […]

today25 August 2022

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UK military killed over 50 detainees, unarmed men in Afghanistan, investigation finds

More than 50 detainees and unarmed men were killed by British troops in Afghanistan, according to newly obtained military reports and an investigation by the BBC, Anadolu Agency reported. BBC Panorama program, which is to be aired on Tuesday night, looked into documents of operations by the Special Air Service (SAS) – a British elite unit used in special operations – and found they include "reports covering more than a dozen 'kill […]

today13 July 2022

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Egypt releases 41 detainees, including political activists

Egypt's Public Prosecution yesterday  released 41 political activists from pretrial detention, two days after President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said the country needs to engage in "political dialogue", local human rights and political sources said. The Reform and Development Party said in a statement yesterday, that its chairperson, Mohamed Anwar Esmat El-Sadat, celebrated with the families and relatives of the released "who had been in pretrial detention on political, freedom of […]

today25 April 2022

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75% of detainees in Tora Istiqbal Prison on hunger strike

A hunger strike in Tora Istiqbal Prison in place since Sunday has escalated to reach nearly 75 per cent of inmates at the prison. We Record human rights organisation said that all prisoners in cell A declared they were going on hunger strike, except for four cells, while 70 per cent of block B announced they would join the strike, 50 per cent of ward C, and 100 per cent […]

today17 October 2020

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Palestinian prisoner dies of ‘medical negligence’ in Israeli prison

A Palestinian prisoner held in Israel jails has died of “medical negligence”, a local NGO said on Monday. Saadi Al-Gharably, 75, died at Assaf Harofeh medical centre after his health deteriorated, the Handala Center for Detainees and Ex-detainees said in a statement. Al-Gharabli, from the Gaza strip, was arrested by Israeli forces in 1994 and held in solitary confinement until 2006, during that time he was sentenced to life in […]

today9 July 2020

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