Tag: Administrative Detention

  • Joint statement: solidarity groups call on Israel to stop administrative detention

    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…

  • Call to action: Solidarity with Palestinian administrative detainees

    Call to action: Solidarity with Palestinian administrative detainees

    12th May 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Palestinian administrative detainees began an open-ended hunger strike on the 24th of April this year, currently there are 95 detainees on hunger strike and more detainees will periodically join if their demands for freedom are not met. Actions will be held in the West Bank and Gaza on Friday…

  • Update on Hunger Strikes: Administrative Detainees put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements

    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…