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Report: Palestinian Hunger Striker in Critical Health Conditions
Palestinian administrative prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash, 40, is in serious health condition after being on hunger strike for 117 days, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) as saying. PPS […]
Palestinian Prisoner Kayed Fasfous Released after 131 Days of Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
Palestinian political prisoner Kayed Fasfous was released on Sunday after he concluded 131 days of hunger strike last month, in protest of his detention without charge or trial, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Hunger Striking Palestinian Prisoner to Hospital after His Health Deteriorates
Palestinian prisoner Louay Al-Ashkar was moved to the Ramle prison hospital on Wednesday after his health took a turn for the worse as he continued his hunger strike for 47 days, official Palestinian sources reported. […]
Palestinian Prisoner Al-Harimi Ends Hunger Strike, to Be Released in March
Palestinian prisoner Ayad Al-Harimi has suspended his hunger strike after 61 days after Israeli occupation authorities agreed to release him on March 4, 2022, the Middle East Monitor reported. The 34-year-old was recently transferred from […]
Hamas: We Must Save Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners
Hamas demanded immediate intervention to save the lives of five Palestinian prisoners who are on a hunger strike to protest against their continued administrative detention, in a statement released on Sunday. Hamas spokesman, Abdul Latif […]
Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner in Israel Kayed Fasfous Close to Sudden Death
Doctors at the Israeli Barzilai Medical Center, where Palestinian administrative detainee Kayed Fasfous is being treated, have told his family that Fasfous is nearing sudden death after 122 days of hunger strike, the official Palestinian […]
Palestinian Prisoner Ends 113-day Hunger Strike following Release Deal
A Palestinian political prisoner has ended a 113-day hunger strike after Israeli authorities agreed to release him at the end of his current administrative detention order in February, the Palestinian Prisoners Media Office – Asra […]
Empty Stomachs, Unbreakable Will: Palestinian Prisoners’ Defiant Pursuit of Justice
By Zubayr Alikhan In the face of insurmountable adversity and unquestioned injustice, six Palestinian prisoners are putting their lives at risk to achieve justice. Kayed Fasfous, Miqdad Al-Qawasmi, Alaa Al-A’raj, Hisham Abu Hawwash, Ayyad Harimi, […]
Palestinian Prisoners Reject Food in Solidarity with Hunger-Striking Detainees
Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners have decided to reject lunch and dinner on Sunday, in solidarity with six fellow detainees who have been on hunger strike in protest of their administrative detention, the official Palestinian […]
Israeli Authorities Reinstate Detention of Hunger-Striking Prisoner Qawasmeh
Israeli occupation authorities reinstated on Thursday the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, who has been on hunger strike for 106 days demanding his freedom, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. On October […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainee Suspends Hunger Strike after 69 Days
A Palestinian administrative detainee suspended his 69-day hunger strike on Monday, following the Israeli Prison Service’s (IPS) decision to terminate his detention in April 2022, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Prisoners Affairs […]
Israel Reinstates Administrative Detention of Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner (VIDEO)
Israeli authorities have reinstated the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Kayed Fasfous, who has been on hunger strike for 107 days, the Palestinian Detainees Affairs Commission announced on Friday. On October 14, the Israeli High […]
Israel Renews Administrative Detention for Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner
Israeli authorities on Tuesday renewed the administrative detention of Hisham Abu Hawwash, who has been on a hunger strike for 71 days, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The detainee’s attorney, Jawad Boulus, denounced […]
Israeli Forces Attack Protest Held in Solidarity with Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated by tear gas on Sunday, as Israeli forces quelled a protest held in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to WAFA […]
UN Experts to Israel: Charge or Release the Five Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Expressing grave fear for the lives of five Palestinians currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, United Nations Human Rights experts have called on Israel to either release or charge the prisoners, and completely end […]
Palestinian Prisoner’s Health Deteriorates after Three Months of Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner Miqdad al-Qawasmi, 24, is in “extremely dangerous” condition over three months into a hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Al-Qawasmi is the least healthy of […]
WATCH: Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Carries Out Provocative ‘Visit’ to Palestinian Hunger Striker
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday carried out a provocative visit to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, and got into a confrontation with Ayman Odeh, the leader of the […]
Israeli Police Commissioner Wants to Apply ‘Administrative Detention’ to Palestinian Citizens of Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai is pushing for a measure that would allow the so-called ‘Administrative Detention’ to be used against Palestinian citizens of Israel, Israeli media reported on Sunday. […]
WATCH: Palestinian Journalist Released after Spending 11 Months in Administrative Detention
Israeli occupation authorities released female Palestinian journalist Bushra Al-Taweel on Tuesday, after holding her in administrative detention for 11 months, The Middle East Monitor reported. Last November, the Israeli army arrested Al-Taweel while she was […]
Palestinian Prisoner Moved to Hospital as Hunger Strike Continues
A Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike was moved to hospital on Monday, as five other detainees also continue to refuse food in protest at their detention without charge by Israeli authorities, The New Arab reported. […]
Israeli Court Rejects Appeal to Release Hunger-Striking Prisoner Kayed Fasfous
The Israeli court of Ofer rejected an appeal on Sunday to release Palestinian prisoner Kayed Fasfous, who has been on hunger strike for 81 days in protest of his administrative detention, the official Palestinian news […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainee Enters 80th Day of Hunger Strike
Palestinian administrative detainee Kayed Fasfous, 32, from the southern West Bank town of Dura, has been on hunger strike for 80 days demanding his freedom, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Fasfous, from the […]
Palestinian Prisoner Transferred to Hospital after 46 Days on Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike, Alaa Al-Araj, was transferred to a hospital on Wednesday following a deterioration in his health, the Palestinian Information Center reported his wife saying. According to The Middle East Monitor (MEMO), […]
Diabetic Palestinian Prisoner Refuses Insulin to Protest Administrative Detention
A Palestinian detainee held in an Israeli prison is refusing insulin therapy for his diabetes in response to Israel’s extension of his administrative detention order, one day before he was due to be released, the […]
Palestinian Prisoner Enters 67th Day of Hunger Strike
A Palestinian prisoner entered his 67th day of hunger strike on Monday, as he and five others continue their protest against their administrative detention, according to the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Committee. Kayed Fasfus, entered […]
Ten Palestinian Prisoners Remain on Hunger Strike
Ten Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons remain on hunger strike demanding their freedom, four of them for over 30 days, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Salem Zeidat, from Bani Naim in the […]
17 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Israel’s Administrative Detention
Seventeen Palestinian detainees in Israel have launched a hunger strike in protest of their administrative detention without charge or trial, a local NGO said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner […]
Palestinian Prisoner to Be Released after 65 Days on Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Al-Ghadanfar Abu Atwan is being released today after abstaining from food for 65 days. The 28-year-old was protesting against being held under administrative detention – imprisonment without charge or trial – […]
Palestinian Prisoner Enters 62nd Day of Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison
Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Al-Ghadanfar Abu Atwan has entered the 62nd day of his strike in protest of being held on administrative detention by the occupation. He announced yesterday that he will now abstain from […]
PPS Attorney Files Petition for Transfer of Hunger-striking Prisoner to Palestinian Hospitals (VIDEOS)
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) attorney, Jawad Boulos said a petition has been filed to the Israeli occupation’s prosecution for the transfer of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Ghadanfar Abu Atwan to Palestinian hospitals, following serious deterioration […]