political prisoners

'Don't tell my mother that I am blind': Muhammad Brash grasps for light in the darkness of Israeli jail

Submitted by Shahd Abusalama on Sat, 07/28/2012 - 17:34

Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Brash suffers severe disabilities due to injuries. His story – and moving words – case heartbreaking light on the medical neglect of prisoners in Israeli jails.

Steadfastness

Submitted by Nidal El-Khairy on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 16:04
Palestinian political prisoners have taken the their struggle to new fronts based on individual determination simply because the Palestinian Authority has nothing to offer.

Akram Rikhawi ends 102-day hunger strike as Israel agrees to early release

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 13:26

Under deal with Israel, Rikhawi will be released on 25 January 2013, six months prior to his original release date

Meeting Mahmoud Sarsak: "It's not my victory, it's yours"

Submitted by Shahd Abusalama on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 01:12
Last Friday, I had the honor to meet with Mahmoud Sarsak, the ex-detainee Palestinian football player was bravely on a hunger strike for three months.

Alive and victorious: Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak home after epic 3 month hunger strike -photo

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 12:43

Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak was greeted joyously in Gaza today as he returned home from Israeli prison where he was held for three years without charge or trial.

Month in Pictures: June 2012

6 July 2012
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Life of Akram Rikhawi, father of 8, in grave danger after 85 days of hunger strike

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 20:30
The life of Akram Rikhawi is in grave danger 85 days into his hunger strike, human rights groups warned today.

Solidarity greetings from Ameer Makhoul, who spends 54th birthday today in Israeli prison cell

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 20:18
Today Ameer Makhoul, a Palestinian civil society leader from Haifa, marks his 54th birthday in an Israeli prison.

Cantona, FIFA join pressure on Israel, as hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak determined to reach freedom or death

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 15:51

Eric Cantona, FIFA join international pressure on Israel to free Mahmoud Sarsak as the footballer’s life remains in grave danger and his hunger strike continues.

How hunger strikers "tied the hands of the occupation": a view from Israeli prison

Ameer Makhoul
Gilboa Prison
9 June 2012
Palestinian political prisoner Ameer Makhoul provides an insider’s take on the historic mass hunger strike in Israeli prisons.

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