4 September 2013
Prison authorities in California and Israel are using similar tactics to try and break hunger strike protests inside jails, including force-feeding. Read more about Prisoners see linked struggles in California, Palestine
Bethlehem 20 August 2013
Ayman Hamdan has been refusing food for more than 110 days. Read more about Hunger striker denied right to call dying father
17 August 2013
“Many of us are only recently detained, and our hearts are filled with joy when we meet prisoners who we have heard stories about for decades, whose pictures we have held high countless times.” Read more about “We derive our energy to persist from you,” Hassan Karajah writes from Israeli prison
15 August 2013
Palestinians celebrate the freedom of prisoners, despite Palestinian Authority efforts to use them to gain legitimacy for futile negotiations. Read more about Israel’s prisoner release doesn’t legitimize “negotiations”
13 August 2013
Going back to the creation of Israel, Palestinians have almost never seen the killers of their children receive appropriate punishment. Read more about How NY Times helps Israel milk prisoner release for emotional propaganda
8 July 2013
Solidarity actions are launched between prisoners in California’s Pelican Bay and Palestinians in Israeli jails. Read more about Prisoner solidarity from Palestine to Pelican Bay
28 June 2013
On this week’s podcast: New reports show that Islamophobia is on the rise, and that attacks, hate crimes and individual prejudices are not just happening in a vacuum. Read more about Islamophobia in the US is mainstream
Gaza Strip 24 June 2013
Still in solitary confinement three years after his abduction, Dirar Abu Sisi has suffered severe weight loss. Read more about Israel breaks pledge to allow imprisoned Gaza engineer family visits
14 June 2013
Top news stories of the week, plus our interview with activist and writer Abir Kopty. Read more about Abir Kopty on persecution of Palestinian activists in Israel
Gaza City 10 June 2013
After his eighth birthday next month, Obeida Shamali will be banned from seeing his dad. Read more about Israel bars children over eight from visiting fathers in prison