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 to ‘Double Jeopardy.’ As […]
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 was to critically […]
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“, […]
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 Israeli jails on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 incarcerated with the […]
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 […]
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 this date to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
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