Palestinian Authority security forces

Child wearing protective mask near poster of a man

Israel lying while Maher al-Akhras is dying

Tamara Nassar 16 October 2020

Palestinian hasn’t eaten for more than 80 days to protest detention without charge or trial. Read more about Israel lying while Maher al-Akhras is dying

Man holds burning poster of two men

Dismantle it and let them fall

Bassel al-Araj 12 October 2020

Bassel al-Araj’s case for the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority. Read more about Dismantle it and let them fall

Two men, one of them holds an image of a man in a hospital bed

Palestinian with cancer dies in Israeli detention

Tamara Nassar 9 September 2019

Bassam al-Sayih was never granted a trial. Read more about Palestinian with cancer dies in Israeli detention

Men in military uniform carrying rifles stand in front of Rafah crossing gate

Mahmoud Abbas tightens Israel's siege of Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 7 January 2019

Withdrawal of PA personnel from Rafah crossing spells effective closure of the besieged territory. Read more about Mahmoud Abbas tightens Israel's siege of Gaza

Six paramedics, some wearing gas masks, carry a person on a stretcher

Israeli forces kill teen in West Bank crackdown

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 December 2018

Palestinian Authority security forces beat protesters. Read more about Israeli forces kill teen in West Bank crackdown

A man wearing suit and tie speaks in front of podium with several microphones on it while a man in military uniform stands next to him

Gaza military court sentences six to death for collaboration

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 December 2018

Palestinian human rights group call for abolition of death penalty. Read more about Gaza military court sentences six to death for collaboration

Palestinians anti-riot police deploy in Ramallah against Palestinian protesters.

Palestinian Authority and Hamas run parallel police states -- Human Rights Watch

Annelies Keuleers 23 October 2018

“Systematic” abuses should focus Palestinian minds on the kind of authority they want. Read more about Palestinian Authority and Hamas run parallel police states -- Human Rights Watch

Security forces carrying rifles and wearing all black and face masks walk through city center

Palestinian Authority proves to be good student of Israeli repression

Annelies Keuleers Ramallah 21 June 2018

Women were sexually harassed and young men beaten by undercover police during a recent Ramallah protest. Read more about Palestinian Authority proves to be good student of Israeli repression

Palestinians deserve better than PA brutality

15 June 2018

An eyewitness account of how secret police repressed a Ramallah demonstration. Read more about Palestinians deserve better than PA brutality

Protesters with a banner that reads "Razan al-Najjar is trusting you with her family. Lift the sanctions on Gaza."

Palestinian Authority violently suppresses West Bank protests

Tamara Nassar 13 June 2018

Palestinians in Ramallah are protesting Mahmoud Abbas’ sanctions against Gaza. Read more about Palestinian Authority violently suppresses West Bank protests