Tag: Arrests

  • 6 beds, ink and one story

    6 beds, ink and one story

    25th May 2014 | Mariam Barghouti | Occupied Palestine Since 1967, Israel has detained around 20% of the Palestinian population and approximately 40% of Palestinian males. The majority of those arrested are transferred into Israel, where they are held and if charged will most likely serve their sentence. Although this is a clear violation of Article 76 in the…

  • Israeli army arrests a further two people from Kafr Qaddum

    Israeli army arrests a further two people from Kafr Qaddum

    23rd May 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team| Occupied Palestine During the night of the 23rd of May, approximately at 02:00AM, the Israeli army raided several houses in the town of Kafr Qaddum and arrested two people. Ryad Mohamad Eshtewi (40) and Fadi Baseem Jomah (27), both of whom are Palestinian police officers. Another two villagers were threatened…

  • Israeli attacks on fishermen in the Gaza sea

    Israeli attacks on fishermen in the Gaza sea

    15th May 2014 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Israeli Naval forces continued to carry out attacks on Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip during the reporting period[1] (1-30 April 2014), including 11 shooting incidents; 3 chasing incident that led to the arrest of 2 fishermen, and confiscation of 2 fishing boats and fishing equipment…