Category: Press Releases
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Human rights organizations request immediate intervention from EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton
1st June 2014 | Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine Baroness Catherine Ashton High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice-President of the European Commission 242, rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels Date: 01 June 2014 Re: Mass Hunger Strike of Palestinian ‘Administrative Detainees’ Dear High…
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Joint statement: solidarity groups call on Israel to stop administrative detention
25th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service, Christian Peacemakers Team, International Solidarity Movement, | Occupied Palestine In support of Palestinian ‘administrative detainees’ on open-end hunger strike Over one hundred and twenty five Palestinian prisoners (ninety of whom are administrative detainees) have entered the fifth week of an open-end hunger strike to protest Israel’s practice…
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Update on Hunger Strikes: Administrative Detainees put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements
7th May 2014 | Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the 14th day as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Administrative detention is a procedure in which Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial based…
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Mass Hunger-Strike Launched by Palestinian ‘Administrative Detainees’
24th April 2014 | Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association can confirm the launch of a mass open-ended hunger strike involving over 100 Palestinian political detainees. All those involved are being held under administrative detention, which is a procedure whereby detainees are held without charge…
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UPDATED: 20-year-old Mariam Barghouti has now been released
15th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Update Friday 18th April: Mariam was released yesterday evening and is now home with her family. ***** Update Thursday 17th April: Mariam had a military court hearing this morning and the military judge agreed to release her on bail. Mariam’s bail has been paid and she…
