12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank and Gaza
On Tuesday the 27th of September, an open-ended hunger strike was initiated until the fulfillment of 9 demands by Palestinian prisoners, which include the right to family visits, end to the use of isolation as a punishment against detainees, and profiteering of Israeli prisons from financial penalties charged against prisoners.
Approximately 3000 prisoners are taking part in the strike including all the different political fractions from eight different prisons.
Hebron (click here for more on the story):
On the sixth day of the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, major political factions … Continue reading