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Detention Without Trial: A Routine Practice Targeting Palestinians

December 8, 2022

‘Detention Without Trial’ defined Apartheid South Africa’s notorious jailing of political opponents without regard for human rights or due process. An unsavory act to intimidate and crush resistance by activists viewed as threats to white […]

Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike after Reaching Deal with Israel

November 25, 2022

A Palestinian prisoner suspended his 27-day-long hunger strike on Friday, after reaching a deal with Israeli authorities, according to the Prisoners Affairs Commission. Hassan Abed-Rabbu, the spokesperson for the Commission, said that Samer Issawi suspended […]

From Bobby Sands to Palestinian Detainees: On the Value and Meaning of Hunger Strikes

October 6, 2022

On Sunday, September 25, 2022, 30 Palestinian prisoners under Israeli “administrative detention” announced an open-ended hunger strike to #EndAdministrativeDetention.  According to Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, over 740 prisoners are currently jailed without benefit of […]

Sumoud Sa’adat: Free Asim al-Ka’abi and all Palestinian Political Prisoners

October 5, 2022

At the time of writing, 30 Palestinian political prisoners have entered the second week of a mass hunger strike against their imprisonment without charge or trial. The urgency of the struggle against ‘administrative detention’ – […]

Prominent French-Palestinian Lawyer Launches Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison

September 29, 2022

French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, who has been held by the Israeli authorities without charges for more than half a year, joined a mass hunger strike earlier this week. The name of Hamouri appeared […]

30 Palestinian Prisoners Start Mass Hunger Strike against Israel’s Administrative Detention

September 26, 2022

Thirty Palestinian prisoners started an open-ended hunger strike on Sunday in protest of their administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Hassan Abed Rabbo, a spokesman for the Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Commission, told […]

Israel Rearrests Former Palestinian Hunger Striker Abu Hawwash

September 21, 2022

Israeli occupation forces rearrested former Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash on Tuesday night, during a massive arrest campaign across the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Abu Hawwash, 40, hails from the town of Dura, […]

‘Painful March for Freedom’: The Triumphant Legacy of Palestinian Prisoners

September 7, 2022

“As soon as I left prison, I went to Nael’s grave. It is adorned with the colors of the Palestinian flag and verses from the Holy Quran. I told my little brother how much I […]

Palestinian Prisoners Suspend Mass Hunger Strike after Israel Meets their Demands

September 2, 2022

Palestinian prisoners have suspended a mass hunger strike scheduled to start on Thursday, after the Israeli prison administration accepted their demands to reverse punitive measures imposed against them for months. The Supreme National Emergency Committee […]

Palestinian Prisoner Awawdeh Suspends Hunger Strike after Reaching Deal for his Freedom

August 31, 2022

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh suspended on Wednesday his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with Israel to set a ceiling for his administrative detention and to be released on October 2, the official Palestinian news […]

Palestinian Prisoners to Launch Mass Hunger Strike

August 31, 2022

As many as 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will start a mass hunger strike on Thursday in protest at Isreal’s violence and repressive policies, which deprive them of their most basic rights. The announcement of the protest […]

Israeli Supreme Court Refuses to Release Palestinian Hunger-Striking Prisoner Awawdeh

August 31, 2022

The Israeli Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to release Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on a hunger strike for 171 days in protest of his detention without charge or trial, despite his serious […]

‘We Will Continue to Pray for His Freedom’: Awawdeh’s Former Prison Comrade Speaks to The Palestine Chronicle

August 27, 2022

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh has been in administrative detention since December 27 of last year and is currently on his 178th day of hunger strike. Awawdeh’s lawyer and Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups have warned that […]

Hunger-Striking Prisoner Khalil Awawdeh Rejects Israeli Suspension of Administrative Detention Order

August 20, 2022

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh rejected on Friday a decision by an Israeli military official suspending his administrative detention and decided to continue with his hunger strike, demanding cancellation of the order, the official Palestinian news […]

Israeli Court Rejects Appeal for Release of Hunger-Striking Prisoner Khalil Awawdeh

August 16, 2022

An Israeli court rejected on Monday an appeal for the release of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Qadri Abu Baker, Chairman of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission, held […]

Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike after 113 Days

July 28, 2022

Palestinian prisoner Raed Rayan suspended his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with prison authorities, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Rayan has been on hunger strike for 113 days in protest of his […]

‘We Will Not Fail Our Heroic Prisoners’: Palestinians Rally in Gaza (PHOTOS)

July 26, 2022

Supporters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement organized a mass rally in Gaza on Monday in support of Palestinian  prisoners under the banner “We will not fail our heroic prisoners.”  Member of the Political Bureau […]

Palestinian Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike

July 24, 2022

At least 40 Palestinian prisoners have started an open-ended hunger strike, Al-Quds Association announced on Friday. The prisoners started their hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh, who had been on […]

Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners in ‘Critical Condition’

July 17, 2022

Two Palestinian prisoners remain in critical condition in Israeli prisons as they continue their open-ended hunger strikes in protest over their conditions and administrative detention, said the Detainees Affairs Commission. Raed Rayan and Khalil Awawdeh […]

Israel Cancels Agreement to Release Palestinian Prisoner after He Ends Hunger Strike

June 25, 2022

The Israeli occupation authority canceled on Thursday its agreement to release Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawdeh from administrative detention, following his 111 days of hunger strike, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to the Palestinian Prisoner […]

Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike after 111 Days

June 21, 2022

Palestinian administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh, 40, suspended his hunger strike on Tuesday after 111 days, in light of promises by the Israeli occupation authorities to release him at the end of his current detention period, […]

Palestinian Prisoner Reported in Critical Health Condition after 77 Days of Hunger Strike

May 18, 2022

After 77 days of hunger strike, in protest against his administrative detention, Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, 40, is in critical health condition, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that, […]

Palestinian Hunger Striker Moved to Hospital Following Health Deterioration

May 11, 2022

Palestinian administrative prisoner Khalil Awawdeh was moved to the hospital on Wednesday, as his health is now critical after his 68-day hunger strike, his lawyer Ahlam Haddad said. Forty-year-old Awawdeh suffers from continuous headaches, pain […]

Palestinian Administrative Prisoner Persists in Hunger Strike after 68 Days

May 9, 2022

Palestinian administrative prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on hunger strike for 68 days in a row, persists in his strike until he regains his freedom, his lawyer Ahlam Haddad said on Monday, the official Palestinian […]

Palestinians Rally for Hunger Striker Khalil Awawdeh (PHOTOS)

May 7, 2022

Palestinians in Gaza participated in a rally in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who was transferred to a hospital following a serious deterioration of his health. Awawdeh, a 40-year-old father of four, has […]

Palestinian Prisoners Cancel Major Hunger Strike after Reaching Agreement

March 25, 2022

Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons decided d on Thursday to cancel a scheduled hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Israel Prison Services (IPS), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Qadri […]

Palestinian Prisoners to Start Open-Ended Hunger Strike to Protest Prison Measures

March 17, 2022

The Palestinian prisoners’ movement announced on Wednesday that prisoners will embark on an open-ended hunger strike starting March 25 in protest of the prisons’ administration’s escalated measures against them. “In light of the intransigence of […]

Palestinian Prisoners Threaten Mass Hunger Strike to Achieve Basic Rights

March 12, 2022

Palestinian prisoners have announced on Friday that they are preparing for a strike across all Israeli prisons, reiterating that action will continue until all prisoners’ rights are regaining, a prisoners’ statement has revealed. The statement, […]

Palestinian Prisoners Join Mass Hunger Strike in Support of Critically Ill Abu Hamid

January 17, 2022

Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons are taking part in a mass hunger strike on Monday, in protest against Israel’s refusal to release critically ill Nasser Abu Hamid, Anadolu has reported. Abu Hamid, 49, is […]

Joint List Leader, Ayman Odeh, to Be Probed for ‘Assaulting’ Far-Right Israeli Lawmaker

January 14, 2022

Joint List leader Ayman Odeh is expected to be investigated by Israeli police for allegedly assaulting a far-right lawmaker in October, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The incident occurred outside the hospital room of hunger-striking […]

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