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Palestinian Prisoners Day
‘Top Priority’ – Palestinian Prisoners’ Day Highlights Ongoing Struggle
By Palestine Chronicle Staff April 17 was adopted by the Palestinian National Council in 1947 as a day to honor the thousands of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons and to support their right […]
‘Pray for the Prisoners’: When Freedom Arrives too Late for Some Palestinian Prisoners
By Mahmoud Alyazji Abu Hamza is a former Palestinian prisoner. He was released from Israeli jails in 2011, thanks to the ‘Wafaa al-Ahrar Prisoner Swap Deal’. The 51-year-old man was arrested by Israeli occupation forces […]
‘Muting My Pain’: Israel’s ‘Psychological Warfare’ against Palestinian Prisoners’ Families
By Mahmoud Mushtaha For the past six years, 60-year-old Hasna Zourob has been fighting a battle on two fronts. One against cancer, and the other against the Israeli occupation that has deprived her of seeing […]
‘Unity and True Partnership’: On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day 2023
By Benay Blend Several years ago, at an event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Palestinian activist visiting from California told me about his torture during detainment in Israeli prisons. The marks on his back resembled […]
5000 Palestinians Prisoners in Israel, as Palestine Marks Prisoner’s Day
Marking Palestinian Prisoner’s Day on Monday, prisoners’ advocacy groups said around 5000 Palestinians are currently incarcerated in Israel, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, […]
Palestinian Ministry Calls for Protection of Prisoners in Israel
Palestine today called on the international community and signatories of the Geneva Conventions to assume their responsibilities towards protecting Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, Anadolu Agency reports. “These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of […]
Online Event: Loved Ones, Families of the Incarcerated (VIDEO)
LOVED ONES: FAMILIES OF THE INCARCERATED will combine voices from Palestine with voices from Seattle to reveal the destructive impacts of mass incarceration on mothers, sisters, brothers, fathers and children of those in detention. Drawn […]
Triple Jeopardy for Palestinian Prisoners
By Richard Falk Double Jeopardy for Refugees/Migrants Recently reflecting on the plight of refugees fleeing war zones in the Middle East and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and Central America I was struck by the analogy […]
International Law Experts Explain Why ‘Administrative Detention’ is Unlawful
By Triestino Mariniello In 2016, a group of scholars and an Italian judge started a three-year research project on Israel’s law and practice of administrative detention in the West Bank. The main objective of the project […]
WEBINAR: On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Ramzy Baroud Discusses His New Book
In commemoration of 2020 Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Palestinian journalist and editor of the Palestine Chronicle Ramzy Baroud discusses his new book, “These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons“, […]
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, the Struggle Should Frame the Call for Freedom, not COVID-19
By Ramona Wadi The annual commemoration of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day can turn easily into a travesty of remembrance. This year, 17 April will be marked with statements calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from […]
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, UN Urges Protection of Detainees from Coronavirus
In a letter to the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, UN chief Antonio Guterres pointed out to ways of protecting Palestinian detainees, including reducing the number of prisoners in […]
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Ramzy Baroud Discusses His New Book on Prisoners
In honor of Palestinian Prisoners Day, Palestinian journalist and editor of the Palestine Chronicle Ramzy Baroud discusses his new book, “These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons”, and […]
Ansar: A Testament to the Ugly Brutality of the Israeli Jailer
By Marion Kawas April 17 marks a special day in the Palestinian calendar, that of Palestinian Prisoners Day. This year it takes on even more importance as the more than 5000 Palestinian political prisoners are […]
Israel Enlists Egyptian Mediators to Advance Prisoner Swap Deal with Hamas
Israeli authorities have enlisted an Egyptian mediation team to advance negotiations with Hamas over a prisoner exchange, according to Al-Araby Al Jadeed. The team has been instructed to tell Hamas that its request for vulnerable […]
On Palestinian Prisoner Day: A Whole Captive Population Longing For Freedom
By Yousef Aljamal Palestinians and their supporters around the globe mark April 17 every year as a day of solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. The PLO’s Palestinian National Council (PNC) chose […]
Prisoner’s Day: Thousands of Palestinians in Israeli Jails (VIDEO)
Palestinians are marking Prisoners’ Day – showing their solidarity with thousands of Palestinians being held in Israeli jails. There are more than 6,500 Palestinians – including 350 children and more than 60 women – currently […]
150 European Bodies Call on EU to Stop Funding Israeli Arms Companies (VIDEO)
On Palestinian Prisoner Day, which is marked April 17 each year, more than 150 European trade unions, political parties, human rights organizations and faith groups from over 16 European countries issued a call urging the […]
From Prison, Marwan Barghouti Calls for Palestinian Dialogue to End Division
Senior Fatah official Marwan Barghouti called on Monday for a Palestinian dialogue conference to be held in order to bring an end to the internal division within the framework of the PLO, Al-Jazeera has reported. […]
Mother Dies One Day after Her Imprisoned Son is Released, without Seeing Him
Khitam Mahmoud Ju’aidy was eagerly waiting for April 15 to come as it was the date set for the release of her imprisoned son. Unfortunately, she didn’t live long enough to see him son. Ju’aidy, […]
Gaza Hosts Wheelchair Race to Show Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
Dozens of wheelchair users participated in a race in Gaza City yesterday to show solidarity with sick or wounded Palestinians in prison, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Organized by the Wa’ed Society for Detainees and […]
On Eve of Palestinian Prisoners Day, Calls to Support Them (VIDEO)
On the eve of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member, Hanan Ashrawi reiterated on Monday strong support for the over 6500 prisoners held in Israel for resisting the Israeli occupation […]