Khader Adnan

A letter from Khader Adnan: “Their fate is in our hands”

Posted on: May 6, 2012

by Khader Adnan

30 April 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.

Dear free people of the world. Dear oppressed and disenfranchised around the globe. Dear friends of our people, who stood with me with a stern belief in freedom and dignity for my people and our prisoners languishing in the Occupation’s prisons.

Dear free women and men, young and elderly, ordinary people as well as intellectual elites everywhere – I address you today with an
outpouring of hope and pain … Continue reading

Updated on May 20, 2013
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Hunger strike, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

The world must heed Khader Adnan’s call: Make Palestinian Political Prisoners’ Day, 17 April 2012, a day of international action

Posted on: February 22, 2012

21 February 2012 | Samidoun
Organizational endorsements are welcome for this statement.
Please click here or email april17@palestinianprisoners.org to endorse.
“I hereby assert that I am confronting the occupiers not for my own sake as an individual, but for the sake of thousands of prisoners who are being deprived of their simplest human rights while the world and international community look on,” Sheikh Khader Adnan wrote from the bed that Israeli soldiers chained him to in the Ramleh prison hospital on 11 February.
“It is … Continue reading

Updated on May 16, 2013
Posted under: Press Releases
Tags: Action Alert, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights, Video

Despite the announcement of a deal limiting Khader Adnan’s detention, Addameer reiterates its urgent concern for his health

Posted on: February 21, 2012

21 February 2012 | Addameer

*At approximately 7:50 PM local time, it was confirmed by Ran Cohen, Executive Director of Physicans for Human Rights-Israel, that Khader Adnan has ended his hunger strike.

Khader Adnan’s hearing at the Israeli High Court was cancelled today, 21 February 2012, only minutes before the hearing was to take place. On Khader’s 66th day of hunger strike in protest of his administrative detention and inhuman and degrading treatment by the Israeli authorities, one of Khader’s lawyers negotiated a deal with the … Continue reading

Updated on February 21, 2012
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Administrative Detention, Hunger strike, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

Gaza sit-in, rally back Khader Adnan; general strike set for Tuesday

Posted on: February 20, 2012

by Joe Catron

20 February 2012 | Mondoweiss
Every Monday morning the families of 445 Gaza Palestinians detained by Israel occupy the courtyard of Gaza’s International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters to demand that the ICRC fulfill its obligation to protect the rights of their imprisoned relatives. This week’s gathering was infused with fresh energy and a singular focus as Khader Adnan neared 66 days on hunger strike against his administrative detention. A government-sponsored rally after the sit-in drew hundreds of Palestinians and international visitors…. Continue reading

Updated on February 20, 2012
Posted under: In the Media
Tags: Gaza, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

Solidarity with Khader Adnan in the No Go Zone

Posted on: February 15, 2012

by Nathan Stuckey

14 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Two months ago, few of us knew the name Khader Adnan. Today, he is an inspiration to all of us. Two months ago he was kidnapped from his home by Israel. He was charged with no crime. He was abused by his captors and interrogators from the moment he was arrested. None of this is unusual in Palestine, every day people are kidnapped from their homes, abused, and held without charge. Torture is a routine matter for prisoners of the occupation. None of the abuse that Israel inflicted … Continue reading

Updated on May 20, 2013
Posted under: Journals
Tags: Buffer zone, Gaza, Hunger strike, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights, Video

Dying to live: A hunger striker speaks in Gaza

Posted on: February 14, 2012

(Photo: Joe Catron) - Click here for more images

by Joe Catron

14 February 2012 | Mondoweiss

As hundreds of Palestinians rallied in Gaza today to demand that Israel release Palestinian administrative detainee Khader Adnan, Yassar Salah, a 17-year veteran of Israel’s prison system, spoke about Adnan’s 60-day hunger strike and his own reasons for joining it.

“We are on hunger strike to show our sympathy and solidarity with Sheikh Khader Adnan, who is battling to overcome Israel’s system of administrative detention,” he told me in the protest tent outside Gaza’s International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) compound.

“Khader … Continue reading

Updated on March 20, 2012
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Administrative Detention, Gaza, Hunger strike, International Committee of the Red Cross, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

URGENT: Heed Randa Adnan’s call. Military court rejects Khader Adnan’s appeal in de facto death sentence

Posted on: February 13, 2012

Carlos Latuff's cartoon for Khader Adnan

13 February 2012 | Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

“My husband is dying inside an Israeli jail. The world should make sure I am able to see him,” she said. “And it should pressure the Israeli government to release him before it’s too late… Israel denied Khader any fairness or decency…But maybe the rest of humanity will show more mercy.” – Randa Adnan (via Joe Catron in Mondoweiss)

It is urgent that people take action around the world, as Khader Adnan’s persecution continues in his 58th day on hunger strike. On Monday, February 13, an Israeli military court … Continue reading

Updated on February 14, 2012
Posted under: Press Releases
Tags: Administrative Detention, Hunger strike, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

Randa Adnan: The world must intervene to save my husband

Posted on: February 13, 2012

Randa and Khader Adnan's daughter Ma'ali, age four

by Joe Catron

13 February 2012 | Mondoweiss

As Khader Adnan entered his 59th day on hunger strike, his wife Randa appealed for the international community to end his isolation and save his life.

“My husband is dying inside an Israeli jail. The world should make sure I am able to see him,” she said. “And it should pressure the Israeli government to release him before it’s too late.”

Khader, a 33-year-old baker, graduate Birzeit University economics student, and Islamic Jihad Movement activist, was detained in a 3:30 am raid on his home in Arraba, … Continue reading

Updated on February 14, 2012
Posted under: Features, Reports
Tags: Administrative Detention, Hunger strike, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

Take Urgent Action: Appeals Decision Delayed as Khader Adnan Dying to Live

Posted on: February 12, 2012

12 February 2012 | Samidoun- Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Khader Adnan, Palestinian political prisoner being held under administrative detention, is now entering his 57th day of hunger strike and facing a severe health crisis. Despite the fact that Khader Adnan risks death with every minute that passes, the Israeli military court system is delaying decisions in his case and further prolonging his unjust imprisonment. This delay shows utter disregard for Khader Adnan’s life, health and humanity. Write now … Continue reading

Updated on February 12, 2012
Posted under: In the Media, Press Releases
Tags: Administrative Detention, Khader Adnan, Prisoner Rights

In photos: On hunger strike in Gaza

Posted on: February 10, 2012

by Mya Guarnieri

10 February 2012 | Alternative Information Center

A number of Gazans have joined Khader Adnan’s hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions that Palestinian political prisoners face in Israeli jails. Israel often holds Palestinians in administrative detention without charges, depriving detainees of their right to due process.

Adnan has been on hunger strike for 55 days and is currently hospitalized in Israel. While Adnan and his lawyers is contesting his administrative detention, the Israeli judge who heard the case yesterday declined to issue an immediate decision. Addameer Prisoner Support … Continue reading