Palestinian detainees’ hunger strike
Palestinian administrative detainees Hisham Abu Hawwash and Miqdad al-Qawasmeh released

Hisham Abu Hawwash and Miqdad al-Qawasmeh were on hunger strike for 141 and 114 days respectively against the brutal practice of administrative detention

Hisham Abu Hawwash to continue hunger strike until definitive release

Abu Hawwash has been on a hunger strike for 135 days protesting his illegal administrative detention and has vowed to continue until he is granted complete freedom

Palestinian administrative detainee released Palestinian administrative detainee Maher al-Akhras free at last

Maher al-Akhras who was sent into administrative detention in July was released on November 26. He had gone on a 104-day hunger strike demanding his freedom

Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras ends 104-day hunger strike, to be released on November 26

49-year-old Maher al-Akhras, who has been in administrative detention since July, will be released when his current term of detention ends on November 26. He has lost over 40 kg due to his hunger strike

Palestinian detainee hunger strike Palestinian administrative detainee on ‘verge of death’ as his hunger strike nears 90 days

Israeli human rights group B’Tselem says more than 350 Palestinians are currently being held under the illegal colonial-era policy of administrative detention adopted by the state of Israel

Ahmad Zahran Palestinian administrative detainee ends 116-day long hunger strike

Palestinian detainee Ahmad Zahran has agreed to go through a security interrogation, following which his long standing demand for an end to his illegal administrative detention will be considered by the court

The continuing ordeal of Ahmad Zahran

An Israeli court refused to release Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran who has been on hunger strike for 109 days. The court said that an investigation into his release could not be conducted until he withdrew his protest

Around the World in 8 Minutes: The revolutionary life and legacy of Safdar Hashmi

We take a look at the revolutionary life of Safdar Hashmi and the legacy he left behind along with Germanwings strike and a hunger strike by Palestinian administrative detainee.

Palestinian administrative detainee Ahmad Zahran has been on hunger strike for 100 days

Israeli authorities had earlier committed to not renewing his period of administrative detention once it expired in October but failed to honor their promise. This led Ahmad Zahran to once again launch a hunger strike

ATW 65_ JNU protest_Palestine hunger strike_South Africa Ep 65: JNU students protest in India, hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners and more..

We also look into the hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails and the march by trade unions in South Africa against the 2nd annual Investment Summit in Johannesburg.

administrative detention Hunger strikes continue against administrative detention in Israel

Three Palestinian detainees are on hunger strike against their arbitrary detention by Israeli authorities for the past several weeks, as per the Palestinian prisoners’ commission

Administrative detainee Heba Al-Labadi hospitalized after 30 days on a hunger strike

Activists have organized protests to denounce her illegal administrative detention and to demand her release