Key Events
Palestinian Prisoners' Hunger Strike (15 - 31 August 2004)
On 15 August 2004, Palestinian political prisoners began an open-ended hunger strike supported by all political factions inside and outside the prisons. The strike promises to be one of the most significant act of resistance from inside the prisons in decades. Up to 8000 political prisoners are expected to join the strike in the coming days and a series of solidarity actions are planned across occupied Palestine. Zionist leaders have promised harsh repression and have publicly stated that the prisoners can "starve to death." The hunger strike was suspended at the morning of 31 August 2004. (Added 22 August 2004)

Updates
  • Conditions in Israeli prisons begin to normalize after strike, Mandela Institute (7 September 2004)

    2 September 2004
  • Hunger striking prisoners allowed to meet with their lawyers, ACRI (2 September 2004)
  • Prisoners adjourn hunger strike until Sunday, Mandela Institute (2 September 2004)
  • Interview with Palestinian Justice Minister Nahed al-Rayyes, Samah Sabawi (2 September 2004)

    31 August 2004
  • Prisoners at Nafha prison boycott clinic, Mandela Institute (31 August 2004)

    30 August 2004
  • Striking prisoners boycott prison clinic, Mandela Institute (30 August 2004)
  • ACRI and Adalah petition High Court on hunger strike prisoners, ACRI/Adalah (30 August 2004)

    27 August 2004
  • Palestinian prisoners press on with hunger strike, PPSMO (27 August 2004)
  • Thirteen UN agencies expressed concern about conditions Palestinian prisoners, UNOCHA (27 August 2004)
  • Leading Israeli organizations call for an immediate change in policy towards the Palestinian political prisoners, AIC (27 August 2004)

    26 August 2004
  • Local, regional solidarity with hunger strikers grows, EI (26 August 2004)
  • Palestinian prisoner hunger strike continues, despite Israeli repression, Arjan El Fassed (26 August 2004)
  • BY TOPIC: UN Committee expresses grave concern at conditions Palestinian prisoners, DPR (26 August 2004)

    24 August 2004
  • BY TOPIC: Child rights group: "Israel should respect rights of child detainees", DCI (24 August 2004)

    23 August 2004
  • "Let them starve to death", Arab Association for Human Rights (23 August 2004)
  • Harsh treatment of Palestinian women prisoners, WOFPP (23 August 2004)
  • Adalah: "Fluids and salt must return to hunger-striking prisoners", Adalah (19 August 2004)
  • Hunger strike "final avenue" for prisoners, Omar Karmi (19 August 2004)

    18 August 2004
  • Imprisoned Decency, Arjan El Fassed (18 August 2004)
  • Palestinian and Arab prisoners continue with hunger strike, PCHR (18 August 2004)

    16 August 2004
  • Israel's Internal Security Minister is "indifferent" to lives of Palestinian prisoners, PCATI (16 August 2004)
  • Adalah: "Allow children of prisoners contact with their parents", Adalah (16 August 2004)
  • Palestinian prisoners demands are humanitarian not political, CFPP (16 August 2004)


    Background
  • Administrative detention and torture, OMCT (17 August 2004)
  • Status of Palestinian Political Prisoners In Israeli Prisons, Detention and Interrogation Centres, Addameer (June 2004)
  • Mass detention in cruel, inhuman and degrading conditions, Amnesty International (23 May 2002)
  • Sumoud: Hungerstrike Resources
  • Addameer: Hunger Strike
  • Mandela Institute


    Diaries
  • Prisoner Stories: Rami Rizik Fadayel, Rima Merriman (2 September 2004)
  • Prisoner Stories: Mua'ath Mohammad Samarah, Rima Merriman (2 September 2004)
  • Wings of Freedom, Toine van Teeffelen (29 August 2004)


    Related Links
  • BY TOPIC: Detention and Torture


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