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Maher Akhras
‘I am Strong’: Maher Al-Akhras Continues Legacy of Khader Adnan in Israeli Prisons
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah Maher al-Akhras and Khader Adnan were close friends. The latter died last May while on a hunger strike. The former continues with the struggle. Once again, Taghreed al-Akhras found herself […]
Palestinian Prisoner Maher Al-Akhras Suspends Hunger Strike after 23 Days
Palestinian prisoner Maher al-Akhras has suspended his hunger strike to allow his lawyer to engage in negotiations with the Israeli authorities ahead of his next court session scheduled for October 26. Palestinian prisoner Maher al-Akhras […]
Palestinian Hunger Striker Maher al-Akhras Wins His Freedom (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli authorities on Thursday released Palestinian prisoner Maher al-Akhras, who had been on a hunger strike for 104 days. Al-Akhras was immediately escorted to the Najah hospital in Nablus, north […]
Palestinian Prisoner Maher Al-Akhras Ends Hunger Strike
Hunger-striking Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails, Maher al-Akhras, ended today his hunger strike which lasted for 103 days, after he had reached an agreement with the Israeli authorities to release him on November 26. Al-Akhras, […]
Maher Al-Akhras Remains on Hunger Strike for 103rd Day to Protest Illegal Detention
Palestinian administrative detainee in Israeli jails Maher Al-Akhras, 49, remains on hunger strike for the 103rd day in a row in protest of his illegal detention without charge or trial by the Israeli occupation authorities. […]
Three Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike with Al-Akhras
Three Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike along with Maher Al-Akhras, who has abstained from food for 95 days, in protest against illegal Israeli measures against them, the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported yesterday. The […]
Irish Lawmaker Demands Immediate Release of Maher al-Akhras
Sinn Fein Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Pat Sheehan, today called for the immediate release of Palestinian hunger striker Maher al-Akhras who has now reached a critical stage, according to a press statement. “Palestinian […]
Al-Akhras Family Joins Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
The family of Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras said Saturday they have joined him on a hunger strike until he is released, Anadolu reports. “We announced starting a hunger strike until my father is free,” according […]
Israeli Court Cancels Decision on Freezing Al-Akhras’ Administrative Detention
An Israeli court decided today to cancel an earlier decision to freeze the administrative detention, without charge or trial, of Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras, whose health situation has severely deteriorated after 89 days of hunger […]
Red Cross: Palestinian Hunger-Striking Prisoner Al-Akhras is in Critical Condition (VIDEOS)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today that it is seriously concerned about the deteriorating health of Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian administratively detained and hospitalized in Israel, who has been on hunger […]
Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Release of Maher al-Akhras (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)
Maher al-Akhras, in his 86th day of hunger strike, is at great risk of death, today said four Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations, demanding his immediate release. A Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) […]
Ramzy Baroud on ‘Palestine Deep Dive’: ‘Israel Targets the Very Fabric of Palestinian Society’ (Watch)
In this wide-ranging interview with Palestine Deep Dive, Palestinian academic, author and journalist Ramzy Baroud speaks about Maher al-Akhras, Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian narrative and the challenge of overcoming media bias. This urgent conversation focuses […]
‘Tent of Solidarity’: Gazans Continue to Advocate Al-Akhras’ Freedom (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud The Popular Committee for Solidarity with the Prisoner Maher Al-Akhras staged a protest in Gaza following the Friday prayer as the latest show of solidarity with the Palestinian hunger striker. As of […]
Footsteps – A Poem by Mu’in Bseiso
By Muin Bseiso (Translated by May Jayyusi and Naomi Shihab Nye) Brother! If they should sharpen the sword on my neck, I would not kneel, even if their whips lashed my bloodied mouth If dawn […]
Dying Alone: When We Stopped Caring for Palestinian Prisoners
By Ramzy Baroud “No one cares about the prisoners.” Over the past few years, I have heard this phrase – or some variation of it – uttered many times by freed Palestinian prisoners and […]
Palestinians in Gaza Protest in Solidarity with Prisoner in Hunger Strike (PHOTOS)
Palestinians in Gaza staged an indefinite protest Tuesday at the building of the International Committee of the Red Cross in solidarity with a Palestinian prisoner who began a hunger strike 80 days ago against his […]
PA Warns Israel about Palestinian Prisoner in Hunger Strike
The Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority warned Israel on Monday about hunger-striker Maher Al-Akhras, who has been refusing food for 79 days in an Israeli prison, Anadolu has reported. Mohammad Shtayyeh told his cabinet […]
Palestinian Prisoner Continues Hunger Strike as Israeli Court Rejects Petition Calling for Immediate Release
Palestinian hunger striker, Maher al-Akhras, who has been on a 78-day long fast protesting his administrative detention, today rejected a deal from the Israeli High Court that recommends his release from prison in return for […]
Palestinian Prisoner Al-Akhras Enters 77th Day of Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras enters today his 77th day of hunger strike in protest of his detention without a charge or trial, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). The PPS said al-Akhras was facing greater […]
In Solidarity with Her Husband, Taghrid Al-Akhras Launches Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The wife of Palestinian prisoner and hunger striker Maher al-Akhras announced on Wednesday that she will be joining her husband in his ongoing hunger strike. Al-Akhras has just completed his […]
Israel Refuses to Release Palestinian Administrative Detainee after 71 Days of Hunger Strike
After 71 days of hunger strike and a serious deterioration in his health, Palestinian administrative detainee Maher Akhras, 49, remains behind bars after the Israel Prison Service (IPS) has refused to set him free, today […]