Israel vows to ‘worsen’ conditions for Palestinian prisoners
6 years ago

Israel vows to ‘worsen’ conditions for Palestinian prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has announced plans to “worsen” conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including rationing water supplies and reducing the number of family visits. “The plan also includes preventing members of the Knesset from visiting Palestinian detainees,” added Erdan, who last year set up a committee to make prison conditions harsher for those who “committed acts of terrorism”. The policy of separating Hamas prisoners from those affiliated with rival Palestinian faction Fatah will also come to an end, as Erdan said that holding inmates in cells based on organisational affiliation resulted in “strengthening their organisation identity”. “Israel is behaving as if it is above international law and this must change.” The Palestinian Prisoners’ Commission denounced Erdan’s plans and said they were an attempt to make Palestinian prisoners’ lives even more unbearable.

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To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail
4 months, 1 week ago

To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail

Al Jazeera  

From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian minors say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7. “This number, especially compared to previous periods, is very high,” said Amani Sarahneh, spokesperson for the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. “A Palestinian child will likely experience every abuse tactic you can think of,” she said, adding that Israeli forces have used them on …

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

LA Times  

Palestinian boxer Muazzaz Abayat, 37, holds his 2-month-old son, Mohammed, and 5-year-old daughter Mira at home in the West Bank city of Bethlehem after his release from an Israeli prison. Released Palestinians have described worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago. According to autopsy reports for five of the …

A call for collective global action in support of Palestinian prisoners
5 months, 1 week ago

A call for collective global action in support of Palestinian prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Israel must be held accountable for the crimes it is committing against Palestinians in detention camps and prisons. This day is dedicated to highlighting Israeli crimes and violations of Palestinian prisoners’ rights and the continuing genocide in Gaza. Shortly after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel was cutting off food, water, electricity and fuel to Gaza, effectively announcing …

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid
7 months ago

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution by the Israeli forces …

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death

Al Jazeera  

As Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day, Israel continues to hold and mistreat thousands of Palestinian captives. As a Palestinian, I’m always thinking that the occupation forces see us all as terrorists.” ‘Always a target’ As a former prisoner, Nada is paying tribute to the thousands of Palestinians languishing in Israeli jails on Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a national day commemorated annually on …

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails. In the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, it arrested about 7,000 people, sometimes without charges, making the total number of Palestinian prisoners nearly 10,000, adding serious overcrowding to the challenges they face. Beaten brutally Jaafar Obayat, who recently left Megiddo …

Two strangers — a Palestinian and an Israeli — tell the story of a region’s pain
1 year, 1 month ago

Two strangers — a Palestinian and an Israeli — tell the story of a region’s pain

LA Times  

The two men have never met — they come from different worlds in this troubled land — but they share in war’s misery. “They constantly attack us,” Alzaarir said of the settlers, who, since the start of Israel’s war with the militant group Hamas, have become more violent and aggressive. “They’ve blocked us from all sides.” Malki Shem-Tov’s 21-year-old son, …

Hurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Hurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Salhab Tamimi, 18, was returned to his family on Tuesday as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Hebron, occupied West Bank – After eight months in Israeli prisons without being charged or processed, 18-year-old Mohammad Salhab Tamimi was finally able to return to his family as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Shackled, kicked around, humiliated Luckily …

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce

Al Jazeera  

Over the first four days of Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange, Israel arrests 133 Palestinians while releasing 150. In the first four days of the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas, which began on Friday, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners – 117 children and 33 women. Over the same four days, Israel arrested at least 133 Palestinians from East Jerusalem and the …

Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons?

The Economist  

The Economist explains | Locked up Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons? Released Palestinian prisoners are greeted in the West Bank Video: Getty Images O ver the past four days, as part of a truce, Israel has released 117 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 Israeli and 18 foreign hostages; those figures are due to reach 150 prisoners and …

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap
1 year, 1 month ago

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap

Associated Press  

BEITUNIA, West Bank — Over three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The release came on the first day of a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas during which the Gaza militants have …

Israel Prison Service begins to process 39 Palestinian terror convicts to be released under hostage deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel Prison Service begins to process 39 Palestinian terror convicts to be released under hostage deal

Firstpost  

The Israel Prison Service has reportedly started processing 39 Palestinian underage and female inmates for their release later today. After they are released, the prisoners will be taken to Ofer Prison in the West Bank following which they will be freed The Israel Prison Service has received a list of 39 Palestinian terror convicts who are expected to be released …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?

Al Jazeera  

Thirty-nine Palestinian women and children are expected to be released from Israeli jails on Friday during a pause in fighting. They are: Yousef Mohammad Mustafa Ata from Ramallah Qusai Hani Ali Ahmad from Bethlehem Jibreel Ghassan Ismail Jibreel from Qalqilya Mohammad Ahmad Suleiman Abu Rajab from al-Khalil Ahmad Nu’man Ahmad Abu Na’im from Ramallah Baraa Bilal Mahmoud Rabee from al-Khalil …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks

Al Jazeera  

Since October 7, Israel has arrested 4,000 labourers from Gaza and more than 1,000 people in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. ‘Dangerous’ prison conditions At a press conference on Thursday afternoon in Ramallah, head of the Palestinian Authority’s Commission for Detainees’ Affairs Qadura Fares, said recent developments regarding prisoners are “unprecedented” and “dangerous”. Palestinians from the Gaza Strip …

Israeli hostage crisis in Hamas-ruled Gaza becomes a political trap for Netanyahu
1 year, 3 months ago

Israeli hostage crisis in Hamas-ruled Gaza becomes a political trap for Netanyahu

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The capture of dozens of …

Why are so many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why are so many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails?

Al Jazeera  

Four in 10 Palestinian men spend time in Israel jails. Two months after Israel occupied Palestinian and Arab territories in the 1967 war, its government issued Military Order 101 which essentially criminalised civic activities under the basis of “hostile propaganda and prohibition of incitement”. At least 700 Palestinian children under the age of 18 from the occupied West Bank are …

Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Israeli prison authorities said Adnan was found unconscious in his cell after almost three months on hunger strike. Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, has died in an Israeli prison after nearly three months on a hunger strike, Israeli prison officials said. Adnan “refused to undergo medical tests and receive medical treatment” and …

Tensions simmer among Palestinian prisoners as Israel cracks down
1 year, 11 months ago

Tensions simmer among Palestinian prisoners as Israel cracks down

Al Jazeera  

Prisoner group says deal has been reached after tough measures were imposed amid escalation of violence. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – After Hamas’s armed wing in the besieged Gaza Strip launched rockets towards Israel on Wednesday night, it explained its reasons; chief among them was the treatment of what it termed a “red line”: female Palestinian prisoners. But Israeli prison …

Palestinian prisoners protest Israeli ‘collective punishment’
2 years, 10 months ago

Palestinian prisoners protest Israeli ‘collective punishment’

Al Jazeera  

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention have taken a series of actions against recent restrictions imposed on them by authorities, prisoner rights groups said, adding that Israeli measures amounted to collective punishment. All prisoners are refusing to step out of their cells for their allocated yard time since Israeli prison authorities on February 5 decreased the …

Palestinian prisoners launch boycott of Israeli military courts
3 years ago

Palestinian prisoners launch boycott of Israeli military courts

Al Jazeera  

Ramallah, occupied West Bank- Palestinian prisoners held without trial or charge have launched a boycott of Israel’s military courts in the occupied West Bank, as prisoner groups warn that one detainee on hunger strike faces “imminent danger of death”. Human rights groups describe Israel’s use of the practice as “systematic and arbitrary”, and as a form of collective punishment, noting …

Tensions boil as Palestinian prisoners face collective punishment
3 years ago

Tensions boil as Palestinian prisoners face collective punishment

Al Jazeera  

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Tensions have reached boiling point in several Israeli prisons holding Palestinian prisoners, with rights groups saying authorities are keeping a number of inmates, including several injured by Israeli forces, in unknown conditions. “The situation in the prisons is critical and very dangerous,” Milena Ansari, international advocacy officer for Addameer, a Ramallah-based prisoners rights group, told …

Israel releases ex-prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel releases ex-prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Kayed Fasfous had remained in an Israeli hospital since ending his 131-day hunger strike on November 23. Israeli authorities have freed a prominent Palestinian prisoner, two weeks after reaching a release deal that ended his marathon 131-day hunger strike, a prisoner rights group has said. He was the symbolic figurehead of six hunger strikers protesting Israel’s controversial policy of …

Palestinians demand mobilisation to save hunger-strike prisoners
3 years, 2 months ago

Palestinians demand mobilisation to save hunger-strike prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Families of prisoners call for the release of their sons, held in Israeli jails under ‘administrative detention’. The six prisoners embarked on open-ended hunger strikes to protest being held on “administrative detention” orders – an Israeli policy that allows detaining Palestinians indefinitely based on “secret information” – without pressing formal charges or putting them on trial. Qadura Fares, head of …

Palestinian prisoner’s commission calls for release of detainees
4 years, 9 months ago

Palestinian prisoner’s commission calls for release of detainees

Al Jazeera  

PLO’s commission for prisoners affairs called on UN to urge Israel to release detainees amid coronavirus fears. The Commission for Prisoners Affairs at the Palestinian Liberation Organisation has called on the United Nations to urge Israeli authorities to release Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jail amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus. The call came after Israel’s Public Security …

Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails launch hunger strike
5 years, 9 months ago

Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails launch hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

About 30 inmates started the strike on Sunday, and up to 1,500 others will join them in the coming week. About 30 inmates started the strike on Sunday, and up to 1,500 others will join them in the coming week, the prisoners – including administrative detainees – said in a statement circulated by local media. According to Israel’s Public Security …

Tales of torture from Israel’s prisons
5 years, 11 months ago

Tales of torture from Israel’s prisons

Al Jazeera  

As Israel prepares to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners, we asked six former inmates about their experiences. Earlier this month, Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced plans to “worsen” already horrific conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails. According to the Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer, there are nearly 5,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including 230 children and …

Tales of torture from Israel’s prisons
5 years, 11 months ago

Tales of torture from Israel’s prisons

Al Jazeera  

As Israel prepares to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners, we asked six former inmates about their experiences. Earlier this month, Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced plans to “worsen” already horrific conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails. According to the Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer, there are nearly 5,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including 230 children and …

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