political prisoners

Prisoner Maysara Abuhamdia dies; son accuses PA of betrayal

Submitted by Linah Alsaafin on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 10:27
The Palestinian Authority refused to help Maysara Abuhmadia, his son has alleged.

Resistance burns bright in hunger striker's village

Maath Musleh
Jerusalem
26 March 2013

More than 150 residents of Issawiyeh — home to Samer Issawi — have been arrested in the past few months.

How Israel derails the promising careers of Palestinian football stars

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:12
As the careers of Palestinian football players are disrupted by Israeli occupation, the pressure on UEFA to cancel the under-21 championship in Israel continues.

Israeli police arrest Jerusalem students in crackdown on Palestinian campus movement

Yara Sa'di
Haifa
18 March 2013

Four Hebrew University students arrested in less than two weeks.

UEFA should cancel football tournament in Israel, says former French sports minister

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 16:32
Israeli restrictions on Palestinian footballers led to Marie-George Buffet calling on the European body to reconsider its plan to host the 2013 European Under-21 championship in Israel

Fighting for freedom: eight Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike right now

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 12:43
The eight prisoners are on hunger strike, most fighting the policy of administrative detention.

"Graffiti was my education": interview with Palestinian designer Hafez Omar

Daryl Meador
Nablus
8 March 2013

Brown is the color of Israeli jails, says artist behind image of solidarity with Palestinian hunger strikers.

Israel arrests Palestinian activists "to finish colonization project"

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Ramallah
1 March 2013

Jamal Juma’ from the group Stop the Wall believes that every Palestinian known as an activist is a target for Israel.

Witnessing farce and cruelty in an Israeli military court

Isabel Skrine
25 February 2013

Family of Stop the Wall activist Hassan Karajah blocked from attending his hearing in Israel.

Young Palestinian father dies after Israeli interrogation in G4S-equipped prison

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 14:59
Human rights defender Hassan Karajah under interrogation by same investigators responsible for Arafat Jaradat’s death in custody yesterday.

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