political prisoners

Separated from family, Gaza hunger striker accepts expulsion deal

Joe Catron
Beach refugee camp
10 July 2013

Israel continues to exile Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an end to solitary confinement and administrative detention.

Israel bars children over eight from visiting fathers in prison

Joe Catron
Gaza City
10 June 2013

After his eighth birthday next month, Obeida Shamali will be banned from seeing his dad.

Israel charges Stop the Wall activist with supporting prisoners

Patrick O. Strickland
5 June 2013

Hassan Karajah is on trial for organizing protests urging the release of fellow Palestinians.

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.

Postage stamps and onions the latest threat to the State of Israel, writes Palestinian political prisoner

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 21:31
New essay by Ameer Makhoul skewers the absurd lengths to which Israeli authorities go to control the lives of Palestinian prisoners.

Amnesty calls on Israel to release Palestinian academic jailed "to deter left-wing activists"

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:56
“Prisoner of conscience” Ahmad Qatamesh has been held for two years without charge or trial.

G4S feels the heat of international boycott campaign

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 18:07
G4S is in no rush to end all its contracts in the West Bank and will continue to maintain security equipment in prisons inside Israel.

Leaderless

Submitted by Nidal El-Khairy on Sat, 04/20/2013 - 18:33
Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is a reminder of the failure of the so-called leadership.

Prisoners day marked with global actions against G4S as Scottish union congress endorses campaign

Submitted by Michael Deas on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:04
In at least 11 countries, actions and events focused on G4S, the British-Danish security company that is contracted to provide and maintain security equipment at Israeli prisons including control and monitoring systems

Samer Issawi and Oslo

Submitted by Nidal El-Khairy on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 11:28
Political prisoner Samer Issawi has been resisting through hunger strikes for 250 days

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