Don't forget him: Akram Rikhawi still at risk of death on day 70 of hunger strike in Israeli jail
20 June 2012
Rikhawi remains on hunger strike, as Israel continues to deny visits by family and independent doctors.
Rights and Accountability
Israel to free footballer Mahmoud Sarsak after epic 3-month hunger strike, lawyer says
18 June 2012
Mahmoud Sarsak the Palestinian national footballer player who gathered worldwide attention with a three-month hunger strike that brought him to the brink of death, is to be freed by Israel on 10 July, his lawyer says.
"In the name of sporting solidarity": Top European athletes call for Israel to release Mahmoud Sarsak
16 June 2012
Top European footballers, including Seville striker Frédéric Kanouté, call on Israel to free Mahmoud Sarsak as international concern mounts for the young Palestinian footballer’s life.
As Gaza siege enters sixth year, harm will be felt for years to come
16 June 2012
Reports by international agencies on the impact of five years of siege paint a grim picture showing how Israel’s blockade is de-developing the Gaza Strip.
Cantona, FIFA join pressure on Israel, as hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak determined to reach freedom or death
12 June 2012
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.
World association of professional footballers FIFPro calls on Israel to release Mahmoud Sarsak
11 June 2012
FIFPro, the association representing professional footballers in dozens of countries, called on Israel immediately to release Mahmoud Sarsak, a Palestinian football player who has been on hunger strike since March to protest his detention for three years without charge or trial by Israel.
Israel's West Bank wall annexes Palestinian land the size of Chicago: Help bring it down
11 June 2012
Israel’s West Bank wall has been annexing land and devastating Palestinian lives for 10 years. Al-Haq launches a new campaign featuring stirring videos to help bring it down.
Justice upside down: a new study on Israel's military courts
9 June 2012
More than 200 Palestinian children are in Israel’s jails, according to a new booklet by the prisoner rights organization Addameer.
Time running out for hunger striking footballer as rights groups demand urgent pressure on Israel
6 June 2012
For the first time since their hunger strikes began, an independent doctor has been allowed to visit Mahmoud Sarsak and Akram Rikhawi in Israeli jail, confirming the imminent danger to their lives. Sarsak, once a star athlete, now weighs a little over 100 pounds (51kg) and is close to death.
Video: Palestine footballer Mahmoud Sarsak’s mother speaks out as jailed son’s condition grows desperate
5 June 2012
As his condition grows ever more desperate, the mother of jailed, hunger-striking Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak has appealed for his release and safe return home