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Palestinian prisoners
Marathon for Prisoners: Palestinian Runners Compete in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A marathon was held in Gaza on Friday in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners and their families. Gaza’s Ministry of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners in Gaza held the marathon in the besieged […]
Ahmed Manasra Complains of Ill-Treatment, Rodent-Infested Israeli Prison
Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra complained on Monday of severe ill-treatment inside the Israeli prison, according to the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission. The Commission said that, during a court hearing on the extension of his solitary confinement, […]
Israel Extends Solitary Confinement of Ahmed Manasra
Twenty-one-year-old Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra has been denied his freedom again after an Israeli court on Monday extended his detention in solitary confinement by at least another six months, The New Arab reported. Manasra, who […]
83-Year-Old Palestinian Prisoner Freed after 17 Years in Israeli Prisons (VIDEO)
The eldest Palestinian prisoner, 83-year-old Fouad Shobaki, was released on Monday after serving 17 years in Israeli prisons, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. Shobaki was born on March 12, 1940, in the al-Tuffah neighborhood […]
‘No Pain is Like Mine’: On International Women’s Day, Palestinian Female Prisoners Endure ‘Harsh Conditions’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 29 Palestinian female prisoners are currently held under harsh conditions in Israeli prisons, subjected to a systematic policy of medical negligence, Palestinian prisoners’ support and human rights group Addameer said. […]
This Week in Palestine: Settler Violence and Racism on the Rise
By Robert Inlakesh As the Palestinian Authority (PA) headed to the infamous Aqaba Security Summit in Jordan, agreeing on a US framework to fight against the West Bank resistance groups, Palestinian fighters responded to the […]
Israeli Authorities Seize Bank Accounts, Property of Freed Palestinian Prisoners
The Israeli occupation authorities seized the bank accounts and vehicles of two freed prisoners from Jerusalem on Wednesday, the official news agency WAFA reported. According to reports, the bank account of freed prisoner Mohammad Dirbas […]
Israel Passes Law to Strip Citizenship from Palestinian Prisoners
The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) approved a law on Wednesday making it easier for authorities to revoke citizenship and residency permits from Palestinian prisoners who were convicted of ‘terror offenses’, Israeli media reported. The final reading […]
Israeli Forces Raid Homes of Palestinian Prisoners in Jerusalem, Seize Money and Goods
The Israeli occupation forces raided the homes of several Palestinian former or current prisoners in East Jerusalem on Friday and seized large sums of money and private good, the official news agency WAFA reported. WAFA […]
Palestinian Prisoners Launch Protests ahead Massive Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoners launched a series of protests on Tuesday against the repressive measures implemented by the ultranationalist Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, The New Arab reported. The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) said in a […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Child in Jenin (VIDEO)
A Palestinian child succumbed on Sunday to critical wounds he sustained earlier in the day by Israeli gunfire during a military raid into the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the official news agency WAFA […]
Palestinian Prisoner Dies in Israeli Custody Due to Medical Negligence
A Palestinian father-of-nine died on Friday in Israeli custody due to deliberate medical negligence, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said in a statement that Ahmad Abu Ali, 48, a resident of the […]
Israeli Guards Harass, Torture Female Palestinian Prisoners
Female Palestinian prisoners held in the Damon Prison have been recently sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray, while some have been tortured or placed in isolation as a result of their protests against the […]
Only Memories: Why Hope is Fading for Mothers of Imprisoned Palestinians
By Shahd Safi – Gaza When Palestinian prisoner Naser Abu Hamid died on December 20 after battling lung cancer for more than a year, other families of Palestinian prisoners lost hope that their sons would […]
Palestinian Resistance Groups Warn Israel about ‘Escalation of Prison Tension’ (PHOTOS)
The Palestinian resistance groups have warned that the tension in Israeli prisons will have repercussions outside the prisons, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to MEMO, a source within the groups said that “harming the […]
Israel Transfers Veteran Palestinian Prisoner Nael Barghouti to Desert Prison
The Israeli Prison Service transferred veteran Palestinian prisoner Nael al-Barghouti, 65 from Eshel Prison to Nafha Desert Prison on Monday, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club. Al-Barghouti has recently entered his 43rd year in captivity. […]
Gaza Protesters Burn Pictures of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian protesters in Gaza burned posters carrying images of rightwing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his new National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The protest followed a sit-in in solidarity […]
Palestinian Prisoner Maher Younis Released after 40 Years
The Israeli occupation authorities released Palestinian prisoner Maher Younis after holding him for forty years in prison, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported. Younis, 63, was one of the longest-serving Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. […]
Captured Israeli Soldier Mengistu Calls on Israel to End His ‘Long Years of Suffering’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, broadcast a video message on Monday showing footage of captured Israeli soldier Avera Mengistu. In the […]
Gaza Activists Rally in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A sit-in in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners was held in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City on Monday. The Palestine Chronicle correspondent attended the rally, which was […]
PA Suppresses Protest Calling for Release of Political Prisoners in Nablus (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority security forces on Tuesday suppressed a protest in Nablus to demand the release of political prisoners held by the PA, Quds Press news site reported. Dozens of masked members of the PA […]
Marwan Barghouti among Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners Transferred to Nafha Prison
Israeli authorities are transferring Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti to the Nafha prison in southern Naqab, as part of a larger plan to relocate thousands of Palestinian prisoners to the desert region, Israeli media reported. Seventy […]
Martin Luther King, Ahmad Sa’adat, and the Resilience of Political Prisoners
By Benay Blend In August 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a letter in response to a public statement of concern and caution by eight white religious leaders from the American South. January 16, 2023, […]
Israeli Authorities Transfer Palestinian Prisoners to Desert Prison ahead Planned Protests
Israeli authorities have reportedly begun the transfer of all Palestinian prisoners from the Hadarim high-security prison in the north of the country to new facilities at the Nafha prison, south of the country, The New […]
Mariyamiyya (Sage) – A Song
By Haidar Eid Culture, art and music contribute directly to shaping the individual and collective consciousness. Songs are an organizing tool in the arduous work of overthrowing occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid. They are […]
Dying in the ‘Waiting Prison’: Why Palestinian Prisoners Die in Israeli Detention at High Rate
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah Almost every day, Zubaida Muatan talks to her husband’s doctors about his condition. Abdul Baset Muatan, a 49-year-old prisoner from the city of Ramallah, has suffered from colon cancer for […]
Palestine Celebrates Karim Younis, Freed after 40 Years in Israeli Prison (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza held a rally in celebration of Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis, who was released on Thursday morning after spending 40 years in an Israeli prison. Younis, a 66-year-old […]
Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoner after 40 Years in Israeli Prison
Israeli authorities released on Thursday the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis after spending 40 years behind bars, the official news agency WAFA reported. Younis, a 66-year-old Fatah official from the Arab-Israeli town of Ara, was […]
Israeli Forces Brutally Quell March Demanding Release of Bodies Withheld from Burial
Israeli forces on Tuesday brutally quelled a march demanding the release of Palestinian bodies withheld from burial, injuring 11 participants, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that […]
Report: 600 Palestinian Children Held under House Arrest by Israeli Courts in 2022
More than 600 Palestinian children were placed under house arrest by Israeli courts in 2022, according to the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The commission said Israeli forces resort to house arrest as a […]