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Israel moves Palestinian prisoners to undisclosed section of notorious prison

Israeli prison officers raided Section 3 of Al-Naqab Prison in the Negev this morning and moved Palestinian political prisoners to an undisclosed area of the detention facility. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and the Commission for Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said that the nature of the move and the reason for it remain uncertain. The incident adds to the ongoing debate about the treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody. […]

17 August 2023

International

Two Egyptian prisoners die in custody in 24 hours

INTERNATIONAL An Egyptian prisoner has died in prison due to medical negligence, less than 24 hours after the death of another detainee in similar circumstances, according to a human rights group. The family of Magdy Abdu al-Shabrawy, a 58-year-old detained in the Badr prison complex 70km east of Cairo, were informed of his death on Monday, the Egyptian Network for Human Rights (ENHR) said in a statement. Shabrawy, a bookshop owner from the […]

17 November 2022

International

Israel isolates 400 Palestine prisoners

Israeli occupation authorities has isolated 400 Palestinian prisoners for 11 days, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club (PPC) said in a statement yesterday. Prisoners affiliated with the Islamic Jihad movement were being distributed among the prisons of Ramon, Eshel, Nafha, Ofer, Hadarim and Al-Negev. According to the statement, prisoners being placed under isolation are being denied daily access to the recreation yards. PPC's Information Officer, Amani Sarhan, said: "The prisoners under double isolation took measures to […]

5 September 2022

International News

Yemen warring parties agree to exchange over 1,000 prisoners

Yemen's warring parties have agreed to exchange around 1,000 prisoners, including 15 Saudis, as part of trust-building steps aimed at reviving a stalled peace process, the United Nations and Houthi media said on Sunday. The Yemeni government, backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, and the Houthi movement, who have been battling for over five years, signed a deal in late 2018 to swap some 15,000 detainees split between both sides, […]

28 September 2020

International News

Three Palestinian prisoners launch hunger strike to protest administrative detention

Three Palestinian prisoners imprisoned at Ofer Detention Centre, southwest of occupied Ramallah, launched an open-ended hunger strike to protest against their administrative detention, reported the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The Prisoners Affairs Commission announced that Maher Al-Akhras, Mohammad Wahdan, and Musa Zahran, are under administrative detention, a system that allows Israeli authorities to arrest and hold people without charge for prolonged periods. Al-Akhras, a 49-year-old father of six children from […]

22 August 2020

Local

Minister confirms all Malmesbury prisoners rearrested

All prisoners who escaped from the Malmesbury correctional facility in the Western Cape have been rearrested, the Department of Justice said on Sunday. "The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services confirms that all escapees in the Malmesbury correctional facility have been rearrested," Department of Justice spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said. He said Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola thanked all role players and community members "for their willingness to assist […]

26 July 2020

International News

Adalah urges Israel court to force authorities to protect Palestinian detainees from COVID-19

The Legal Centre for Arab Minority in Israel (Adalah) has filed a petition against Israeli authorities requesting that they offer proper protection for Palestinian prisoners to protect them from COVID-19, Al-Rai Al-Youm news website reported yesterday. According to the paper, the petition was filed to the Israeli Supreme Court against the Israeli Prison Services, Interior Ministry and Health Ministry and called for affording protective measures that prevent the outbreak of […]

15 May 2020

International News

UAE officials under investigation for torture

The UK police is actively investigating a group of United Arab Emirates officials for torture and cruel treatment inflicted on several Qatari nationals, a human rights lawyer has said. The Emiratis may be questioned and arrested if they were to enter the UK under the principle of universal jurisdiction, says Rodney Dixon, a barrister at Temple Garden Chambers representing three Qatari nationals, who were imprisoned and tortured between 2013 and […]

23 January 2018

International News

Ahed Tamimi transferred to three different detention facilities

The recent arrest of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi by Israeli soldiers from her family home in the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh has sparked protest around the world and refocused light on Israel’s unjust treatment of Palestinian children. In the five days since her arrest, Israeli authorities have attempted to coerce confession from Ahed, a minor, without access to a lawyer or a parent (her mother Nariman was herself arrested […]

25 December 2017

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