4 May 2012
Twenty-five organizations from around the globe have added their voices to the call to free Ameer Makhoul. Read more about Ameer Makhoul is a prisoner of conscience and must be freed, say organizations across the globe
Jerusalem 3 May 2012
This weekend marks the second anniversary of Israel’s arrest of Palestinian civilil society leader Ameer Makhoul, who is serving a lengthy prison for trumped-up security charges. Read more about Ameer Makhoul: still shaking the foundations of Israeli apartheid after 2 years in jail
25 April 2012
The Palestinian human rights and prisoner advocacy group Addameer announced today that the mass, open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons which began on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, has grown to an estimated 2,000 participants. Addameer renews its calls for support of the hunger striking prisoners. Read more about Mass hunger strike grows despite Israel's best efforts to repress it
16 April 2012
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, 17 April, events will take place around the world in support of Palestinian political prisoners. Read more about Take action on 17 April, call for freedom for Palestinian political prisoners
4 April 2012
Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has been severely punished by Israel for launching a statement from his cell last week.Haifa-based human rights organization Adalah demands the closure of a wing in Nafha prison because the conditions endanger prisoners’ health and constitute cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment. Read more about Marwan Barghouti placed in isolation in punishment for call for popular resistance
6 March 2012
The Israeli Prison Service has transferred about 80 political prisoners from Gilboa prison section 4 to Nafha prison in the Naqab located in the sotuh of Israel. The transfer follows a recent solidarity hunger strike undertaken by the prisoners. Addameer’s Sahar Francis comments that the practice of transferring political prisoners is often used by Israel to repress organizing amongst Palestinian prisoners. Read more about Israel punishes hunger striking prisoners by transferring them to other end of country
28 February 2012
Political prisoner Ameer Makhoul, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and civil society leader currently held in Gilboa prison, says that Palestinian prisoners welcome the call for an international day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. He also says that Palestinian political prisoners at Gilboa held a one-day hunger strike on 13 February, for which they were punished by the prison authorities. Read more about Palestinian prisoners welcome call for international day of action on 17 April
16 January 2012
Since his detention in 1993, Mahmoud Issa Moussa has been held in isolation in different Israeli prisons. A period of long-term isolation began for Mahmoud in 2002 and continues until today. This month the period of his isolation has been extended again with six months. Read more about Israel's long-term isolation of Mahmoud Issa is sickening
29 December 2011
Ameer Makhoul writes from Gilboa jail about Israeli policies that aim to disconnect the Palestinian prisoners from their families, friends, and solidarity people. He calls for an international fact-finding mission of human rights organizations. Read more about Israeli policies disconnect Palestinian political prisoners from their families
26 November 2011
Ali, Palestinian political prisoner from Israel, has spent 23 years in Israeli jails. Following his release in the prisoner exchange deal, the Israeli internal security service ordered him not to leave the country for 17 years. Read more about Ali, released after 23 years in Israeli jails: “I have to learn life”