Palestinian political prisoners

"Graves for the living": my father's memories of an Israeli jail

My father was detained in Israel’s prisons for 15 years in total.

"I have never lived a settled life": Church of the Nativity deportees mark 10 years of exile

Yesterday marked Deported Palestinians’ Day, commemorating the anniversary of the siege of the Church of the Nativity 10 years ago.

Hunger strike diaries: the fate of Palestinian political prisoners is "our shared responsibility"

An ex-detainee Loai Odeh has taken writing as a way to express himself as one who has had enough of Israel’s brutality. This is my translation of Loai’s diaries of hunger strike that he wrote as Facebook status updates recalling his experience in Israel’s jails.

Ameer Makhoul: still shaking the foundations of Israeli apartheid after 2 years in jail

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
3 May 2012

This weekend marks the second anniversary of Israel’s arrest of Palestinian civilil society leader Ameer Makhoul, who is serving a lengthy prison for trumped-up security charges.

G4S: securing apartheid

G4S enforcing the apartheid state of Israel and its arbitrary detention of Palestinian political prisoners.

Take action, join the demonstrations for Palestinian hunger strikers

International solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners who are on an open-ended hunger strike is growing. The hunger strikers will receive support from solidarity activists in England and Scotland. Demonstrations are scheduled for Friday 27 April and Saturday 28 April.

A Celebration of Freedom on Prisoners' Day in Gaza

My reflections on the popular events that were held in Gaza on Prisoners’ Day.

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

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

From sadness to happiness on two days in Gaza

My diaries from last Monday and Tuesday. I reflect my feelings on the death of three kids, an event for Palestinian political prisoners, and my meeting with Hana’ Shalabi.

Why the silence? Hana Shalabi on day 40 of hunger strike as Israel rejects appeal

What will it take to get the media pundits – who constantly demand that Palestinians produce Gandhis – to pay heed to Hana al-Shalabi’s struggle? She’s on Day 40 of her hunger strike against arbitrary detention by Israel.

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