Palestinian prisoners
11 months in Israeli prison: Shatha Odeh’s struggle for basic rights

Palestinian health activist Shatha Odeh who was released recently after spending months in Israeli prisons describes the struggle for basic rights while incarcerated

Israel closes crossings for Palestinians Israeli occupation forces have killed 50 Palestinians so far this year

Israel has also used collective punishment against Palestinians by repeatedly closing the crossings connecting Israel with the occupied territories, preventing thousands of Palestinians from traveling and working there

Ramadan month marks an intensified attack on Palestine

Amid the widespread violence and oppression, Palestinians observed a day of solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who have been incarcerated inside Israeli jail for fighting against the occupation.

Palestinian prisoners protest Palestinian detainees across Israel protest harsh measures in prison, administrative detention

Hundreds of administrative detainees have been boycotting Israeli court hearings, interrogation sessions and health check-ups to protest their detention. They have also been disobeying security checks and other prison rules to highlight the oppressive conditions

Argentina and China sign key agreements on cooperation and trade and other stories

Today we look at the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Argentina and China, the arrest of journalist Fahad Shah in Kashmir, and more

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

2021 sees drastic rise in migrant deaths, detentions off Libyan coast and other stories

Today we look at migrant deaths and detentions in the Mediterranean Sea, repression of Palestinian prisoners protesting Israeli violence, and more

Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike Palestinian administrative detainee ends 113-day hunger strike after agreement with Israeli authorities

Miqdad al-Qawasmeh will be released after his current administrative detention terms ends in February. Six other Palestinians continue to be on hunger strike to protest their illegal imprisonment by Israel

Palestinians on hunger strike Palestinians protest in Gaza in solidarity with seven prisoners on hunger strike

The health of some of the prisoners on hunger strike has declined alarmingly and they have been transferred to hospitals and prison clinics. They are protesting their imprisonment under the policy of administrative detention

Palestinian prisoners hunger strike 400 Palestinian prisoners on mass hunger strike against tighter restrictions in Israeli prisons

The prisoners began their hunger strike due to the tightening of restrictions and punitive measures by Israeli prison authorities in the days following the daring Gilboa prison break in September

Israel re-captures last two escapees of Gilboa prison; Palestinians continue solidarity protests

Palestinians are opposing the Israeli administrative detention policy under which prisoners are kept behind bars for long durations without charge or trial. They are also protesting the recent punitive measures imposed after six prisoners escaped Gilboa prison

Palestinian prisoners hunger strike Over 1,300 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike against Israeli repression

Prisoners across Israeli prisons and detention centers have been subjected to harsher treatment by the authorities as a form of collective punishment for the Gilboa prison break in the beginning of this month