Ahmad Saadat

Details emerge of Israeli concessions that ended historic Palestinian mass hunger strike

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 16:02

Details of the Israeli concessions that ended an historic 28-day mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and the more than two-month hunger strikes of several prisoners, emerged today.

In photos: widespread solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoners

6 May 2012

A roundup of images showing widespread solidarity throughout historic Palestine for the approximately 2,000 political prisoners on hunger strike.

Act now: more Palestinian hunger strikers in hospital with serious health problems

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 13:00

An increasing number of Palestinian hunger strikers is facing serious health risks. Action is needed.

Mass hunger strike grows despite Israel's best efforts to repress it

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 17:16

The Palestinian human rights and prisoner advocacy group Addameer announced today that the mass, open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons which began on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, has grown to an estimated 2,000 participants. Addameer renews its calls for support of the hunger striking prisoners.

Take action on 17 April, call for freedom for Palestinian political prisoners

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 08:12

On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, 17 April, events will take place around the world in support of Palestinian political prisoners.

Amnesty calls for urgent action to protest administrative detention of Palestinian academic

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 02:34

The human rights organization Amnesty International issued an urgent appeal today regarding the renewed administrative detention order against Palestinian writer Ahmad Qatamesh.

Interview with Addameer's Mourad Jadallah: hunger strikes reignite prisoner movement

Asa Winstanley
London
1 March 2012

Mourad Jadallah discusses the case of Khader Adnan, the hunger striking Palestinian political prisoner who made administrative detention an international issue.

Former prisoner, PFLP leader: hunger strike "made revolution in the prisons"

Ben Lorber
Hebron
7 December 2011

Abdel-Alim Da’na, a leader of the PFLP and a professor at Palestine Polytechnic University in Hebron, speaks to Ben Lorber about his experience in Israel’s prisons.

Israel's cruel practice of isolation of prisoners should be banned

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 20:34

Solitary confinement should be banned says UN Special Rapporteur on torture. Israeli continues this cruel practice.

Edinburgh University students vote to ban G4S

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 14:06

Edinburgh University students’ campaign for ending business with security firm G4S because the company provides security services to Israeli prisons. Addameer publishes update on the situation of the prisoners.

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