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Palestinian prisoners
Execute Palestinian Prisoners – Ben-Gvir’ Solution to Overcrowded Prisons
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The minister’s comments followed the Israeli government’s approval of the addition of around a thousand detention spaces for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, proposed implementing […]
‘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 […]
‘Prisoners are the Compass of Our Struggle’—Palestinian Prisoners Day amid Gaza Genocide
By Benay Blend Israel’s escalation of prisoner abuse replicates its broader assault against the Palestinian people, their land, property, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In early September 2021, six Palestinian prisoners escaped from Gilboa […]
Horror and Neglect – Palestinian Prisoner’s Amputation Exposes Torture, Brutality in Israeli Custody
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Despite requesting medical attention and hospitalization, he was denied proper care until his condition deteriorated to the point where amputation was necessary. Sufyan Abu Salah, a released Palestinian prisoner, recounted […]
A Parallel War – International Hackers Target Sensitive Israeli Databases
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The site has already posted thousands of documents reportedly acquired by infiltrating systems associated with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and other ‘sensitive websites’. International hackers have launched a dedicated […]
Walid Daqqa: The Killing of a Palestinian Spartacus
By Louis Brehony Assassinated through cancer and its deprived treatment, culminating a near four decades in occupation jails, Walid’s martyrdom will be felt within and beyond the prison cells of occupation. The twin tasks of […]
‘Slow Killing’ – Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa Dies in Israeli Prison
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Cancer-Stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa died on Sunday after 38 years of detention in an Israeli prison. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commision and the Prisoners’ Club announced in a brief […]
‘Torture, Medical Negligence’ – Detainee Accused to Be Hamas Spy Killed in Israeli Prison
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The number of Palestinian detainees killed since October 7 as a result of torture and medical negligence has risen to 13, according to a joint statement by the Commission and […]
Palestinian Prisoners Subjected to ‘Starvation, Torture, Abuse’ – NGO
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian human rights organization has accused Israel of starving more than 9,100 Palestinian detainees in its prisons, Anadolu news agency reported. “Israeli prison authorities continue to starve more than […]
‘Love Behind Bars’ – Who is Iman Nafi’, Just Detained by Israel near Ramallah
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army has rearrested 11 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank who were released in the recent prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas in […]
Medical Negligence – Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Detention
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The death of a 22-year-old Palestinian detainee brings to eleven the total number of prisoners who have died in Israeli prisons since October 7, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society. […]
Following Life of Pain, Injury and Disability – Khaled Al-Shawish Dies in Prison
The Palestinian prisoner died in an Israeli prison, amid reports of widespread systematic torture. Palestinian detainee Khaled al-Shawish, 53, has died in the Israeli prison of Nafha, the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and Palestinian […]
‘Planned Uprising’? – Marwan Barghouti in Solitary Confinement in Ramla Prison
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission says “repeated transfers” and isolation of Barghouti “are part of the targeting of all prisoners since October 7 (…) in addition to systematic […]
‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’ – Who Is Marwan Barghouti?
By Robert Inlakesh The prominent political figure has been transferred to solitary confinement for allegedly planning a Third Intifada in the West Bank. But who is Marwan Barghouti? Branded the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, Marwan Barghouti […]
Marwan Barghouti Moved to Solitary Confinement amid Claims of Uprising
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The prominent political figure, Marwan Barghouthi, has been transferred to solitary confinement for allegedly planning a Third Intifada in the West Bank. Prominent imprisoned Palestinian resistance leader, Marwan Barghouti, has […]
‘Israeli Civilians Brought to Film Nude Torture’ – Detainees Told Euro-Med Monitor
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian detainees told Euro-Med Monitor that Israeli civilians were permitted to watch and laughingly film them being tortured and abused by Israeli soldiers. The Israeli army allowed groups of Israeli […]
Eighth since Oct. 7 – Palestinian Administrative Detainee Dies in Israeli Prison
A young Palestinian administrative detainee died on Thursday in an Israeli prison as a result of medical negligence, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The prisoner was identified as Mohammed Ahmad al-Sabar, a 21-year-old […]
Release Details on Fate of Forcibly-Disappeared Detainees – Rights Body Urges Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel has been called upon to reveal the whereabouts and fate of all Palestinian detainees as more testimonies of abuse and torture from freed detainees come to light. Following testimonies […]
Strip Searches, Severe Beatings, Dog Attacks – Testimonies by Freed Gazan Detainees
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor on Tuesday issued a report detailing testimonies from a group of freed detainees from Gaza. As new testimonies from recently-released Palestinian detainees from the Gaza […]
Israeli Forces Detain 28 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces detained 28 Palestinians in various areas of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian prisoner groups. The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the […]
Beaten, Strip Searched – Female Palestinian Detainees Tell Harrowing Stories
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Female Palestinian detainees have shared testimonies of gross violations at the hands of Israeli prison guards including beatings and strip searches, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society. The organization said […]
Gaza Detainees Humiliated, Dressed in Diapers by Israeli Forces – UN Rights Official
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “They described being beaten, humiliated, subjected to ill-treatment, and to what may amount to torture,” a UN Human Rights official said. A UN Human Rights official has warned Israel to take […]
Israel Admits Palestinian Prisoner’s Torture Led to Death
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Israeli court has heard that a Palestinian prisoner from the West Bank was found dead in his prison cell a few days after having been beaten by prison guards. […]
‘Transported in Cages’ – Shocking Details of How Israel Treats Female Gaza Prisoners
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah This is a difficult, but critical read. The collective hardship experienced by Gaza’s female prisoners in Israel is unprecedented even within the tragic history of Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners. […]
Enforced Disappearance – Names of 51 Female Detainees from Gaza Revealed
By Palestine Chronicle Staff According to the statement, the list includes elderly women and children, but the total number of female detainees from Gaza is higher. The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and […]
Seventh Palestinian Killed in Israeli Prison since October 7
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian detainee has been killed in Israeli custody, bringing to seven the number of Palestinians who have died in Israeli prisons since October 7. Abdulrahman Bahash, 23, from Nablus, […]
Palestinian Leaders in Israeli Prisons: Who Is Ahmad Sa’adat?
By Robert Inlakesh Ahmad Sa’adat, otherwise known as Abu Ghassan, is viewed as one of the most dangerous Palestinian political leaders to Israel and is prioritized for release in any Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange. As the […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Iconic Palestinian Leader Khalida Jarrar
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli forces on Tuesday detained iconic Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar from her home in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Anadolu News Agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli occupation […]
Gruesome Torture at Hands of Israeli Forces Emerge – Palestinian Prisoner Groups
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Horrific testimonies have emerged of cases of torture inflicted on Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip and West Bank by the Israeli military forces. A joint statement by a prisoners’ […]
Israel Responsible for Neglect, Death of Detainees – Palestinian Prisoners Society
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has said the Israeli occupation authorities are wholly responsible for the serious health condition of a detainee released on Wednesday after four months in administrative […]