Israel punishes hunger strikers for demanding their rights
22 April 2017
Israeli minister vows to emulate Thatcher’s brutal approach to Irish hunger strikers. Read more about Israel punishes hunger strikers for demanding their rights
Irish hunger strikers
Hunger striker Muhammad Allan is now on life support
14 August 2015
Life of Palestinian prisoner being used by Israel as a political football. Read more about Hunger striker Muhammad Allan is now on life support
Thaer Halahleh told he "could die any moment," as hunger strikers' condition increasingly urgent
10 May 2012
Thaer Halahleh has been told he “could die any moment,” by an Israeli prison doctor, as the gravely ill Palestinian who is held without charge or trial by Israel, completed his 73rd day of hunger strike. Read more about Thaer Halahleh told he "could die any moment," as hunger strikers' condition increasingly urgent
Khader Adnan, a Globally Trending Topic on Twitter
21 February 2012
Yesterday, I published a piece in Al-Akhbar English about the twitter campaign to get more people to learn about and support khader Adnan’s hunger strike. Last night, hashtag #HungerStrikingfor65days was the strongest hashtag yet, thousands tweeted using that hashtag and it remained #1 globally trending topic for over an hour. Twitter has got millions of people to pay attention to Khader Adnan’s case online. Read my piece below for more on this virtual protest. Read more about Khader Adnan, a Globally Trending Topic on Twitter