
Prisoners who starved for art honored by Gaza show
Gaza City 21 May 2013
Abdelfattah Abu Jahil won the “right” to use paintbrushes after living on salt and water for 79 days. Read more about Prisoners who starved for art honored by Gaza show
Gaza City 21 May 2013
Abdelfattah Abu Jahil won the “right” to use paintbrushes after living on salt and water for 79 days. Read more about Prisoners who starved for art honored by Gaza show
Ramallah 6 May 2013
One participant in Palestine Through Graphics was interrogated for 12 hours; her “crime” involved dropping a piece of paper in an Israeli-owned store. Read more about Graphic novels tell stories of Palestinian youths arrested on spurious grounds
Abeyat 25 April 2013
Samer Issawi has won a pledge to be allowed return to Jerusalem, after refusing Israel’s offers of exile. Read more about Hunger strike marks "turning point" in fight against Israel's deportations, says rights group
Nablus 12 April 2013
Five artists scheduled to take part in the West Bank tour were denied entry by Israel. Read more about Playback and protest: The Freedom Bus hits the road
Tulkarem 10 April 2013
Two Palestinian teenagers were killed while protesting at the death of Maysara Abuhamdia in Israeli custody. Read more about Witness accounts of two Tulkarem teens' killings contradict Israel's version
Gaza City 9 April 2013
Almost a year after winning concessions from Israel, prisoners are still not allowed to see their offspring. Read more about Hundreds of Gaza children blocked from visiting parents in prison
Ramallah 1 April 2013
Maysara Abuhamdia may only have days to live; he has long complained of “intentional negligence” by doctors “treating” Palestinian detainees. Read more about Dying prisoner treated cruelly by Israeli doctors over many years
Gaza City 25 March 2013
During the last month of his protest, Sharawna’s captors only allowed him use the bathroom twice a day. Read more about Israel “tried to banish me for 28 years,” says hunger striker Ayman Sharawna
Portland 21 February 2013
Boycotts helped end segregation in the American South. Hopefully they can achieve similar results for Palestinians. Read more about Jim Crow in Palestine: parallels between US and Israeli racism
19 February 2013
Tribute to hunger-striking Palestinian political prisoner by celebrated author of Mornings in Jenin Read more about For Samer Issawi: a poem by Susan Abulhawa