Palestinian prisoners

Sahar Francis on connecting Israeli jails, Guantanamo and US mass incarceration

Sahar Francis of Addameer speaks about holding Israel accountable for its violations of Palestinians’ rights.

Prisoners who starved for art honored by Gaza show

Joe Catron
Gaza City
21 May 2013

Abdelfattah Abu Jahil won the “right” to use paintbrushes after living on salt and water for 79 days.

Apartheid imprisonment: Jewish versus Palestinian "security" prisoners

A new Adalah paper outlines the disparity in sentencing and commutation between Jewish and Palestinian “security” prisoners.

Hunger strike marks "turning point" in fight against Israel's deportations, says rights group

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Abeyat
25 April 2013

Samer Issawi has won a pledge to be allowed return to Jerusalem, after refusing Israel’s offers of exile.

Podcast: "The jail stays inside you," says Ziad Abbas on Palestinian Prisoners' Day

Middle East Children’s Alliance activist reflects on his experience as a prisoner in Israeli jails.

Hundreds of Gaza children blocked from visiting parents in prison

Joe Catron
Gaza City
9 April 2013

Almost a year after winning concessions from Israel, prisoners are still not allowed to see their offspring.

No Mothers' Day for women held in G4S-equipped prisons

Twelve Palestinian female prisoners are imprisoned inside Israel.

Boycotting Israel is the "way to go," says Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters

David Cronin
Brussels
18 March 2013

Roger Waters is calling on musicians everywhere not to play Tel Aviv.

Podcast: Gaza women "suffering but struggling," says Dr. Mona el-Farra

Physician and human rights activist Dr. Mona el-Farra on how the basic needs of Palestinian women are being violated by Israel’s ongoing occupation and siege on Gaza.

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