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1 June 2012
BBC World Service’s World Football interviews Mahmoud Sarsak, father of Mahmoud Sarsak, the Palestinian national football squad member whose life is at grave risk after 75 days hunger strike. Read more about BBC's World Football interviews father of gravely ill hunger-striking Palestinian footballer jailed by Israel
Jerusalem 14 May 2012
More than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners are weeks into an open-ended hunger strike in protest against worsening conditions in Israeli jails. Read more about Israel puts "every possible obstacle" in way of respecting hunger strikers' rights, say doctors
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
2 May 2012
This video shows a Palestinian woman mounting an Israeli military vehicle amid protests near Ofer Prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on 1 May, in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. The video also shows Israeli occupation forces attacking female protestors with pepper spray directed into their eyes from close range as they lie on the ground. Read more about Video: Palestinian woman "takes over" Israeli military vehicle at Ofer protest for hunger strikers
1 May 2012
Two Palestinian hunger strikers are at grave risk of death unless urgent action is taken, two human rights organization have warned. Even with their grave physical conditions, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh are being denied family and lawyer visits and being subjected to mistreatement and denial of necessary medical care. Read more about Urgent action needed to save lives of Palestinian hunger strikers Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, doctors warn
1 April 2012
In the course of illegally banishing hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi to the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces used Twitter to commit an additional breach of international law. Read more about On top of banishment to Gaza, Israel uses Twitter to further violate Hana al-Shalabi's rights
19 March 2012
Hana al-Shalabi is at risk of “imminent death” after more than a month on hunger strike against her violent, arbitrary detention by Israel has led to a serious deterioration in her health. She has been transferred from HaSharon prison to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. Read more about Hana Shalabi at risk of "imminent death" in Israel custody on day 33 of hunger strike, doctors warn
14 March 2012
The parents of political prisoner Hana al-Shalabi have issued a call to all Palestinians to protest this Saturday in support of their daughter as doctors who examined her expressed grave concern over her sharply deteriorating health four weeks into a hunger strike against her arbitrary detention by Israel. Read more about Call to Action: Support Hana al-Shalabi as her health declines 4 weeks into hunger strike in Israel jail
5 March 2012
Amnesty International has expressed concern over the worsening health of Hana al-Shalabi, a Palestinian woman who has been on hunger strike since 16 February against her detention without charge or trial by Israeli occupation authorities. Read more about Hana al-Shalabi's health worsens after 19 days hunger strike against no-charge detention by Israel
23 February 2012
Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who ended a 66 day hunger strike against his detention by Israel without charge or trial is recovering well, but remains in a precarious medical condition. Meanwhile, news has emerged that a Palestinian woman is on hunger strike against her detention without charge or trial by Israel. Read more about Khader Adnan recovering but not out of danger as Palestinian woman takes up hunger strike against her detention