15 November 2011
A story of the amazing friendship of Chris Al-Bandak, the only Christian released in the prisoner swap, who was deported to Gaza. According to Chris, “Only one half of me is free, but the other half is still there, locked up behind Israeli bars.” Read more about “Only one half of me is free...”
13 November 2011
Many people in Palestine couldn’t feel the happiness of Eid at its fullest, especially the detainees’ families. Gomana is a ten-year-old girl whose mother died after she delivered her, and whose father has been imprisoned since she was less than two years old, leaving her uncle to look after her. She started calling him Dad till she once came back from her school to discover that he was killed by the IOF leaving her to her 70-year-old grandmother to take care of her. Read more about "I wish Dad was here celebrating Eid with me"
Gaza City 26 October 2011
An elderly mother has been waiting 22 years for her son to come home. He was not included in the recent prisoner exchange deal. Read more about "I want to hug my son before I die"
Gaza City 20 October 2011
Salama Mesleh was sentenced to 99 years in prison by Israel; he is not being released as part of the “swap” deal. Read more about "My husband was kidnapped by Israel"
Gaza City 18 October 2011
As many families celebrate in Gaza and the West Bank, let us remember those Palestinians still being held in Israeli jails. Read more about "I was one day old when my father was jailed"
Gaza City 11 October 2011
A daughter of a former prisoner who spent 33 days on hunger strike writes from the Gaza Strip, urging international solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails. Read more about "The prisoners are the living martyrs"