Tag: Hunger strike
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A detainee at risk: Ongoing hunger strike since December 17
by Shahd Abusalama 21 January 2012 | The Electronic Intifada If you have the power, you can abuse it and no one will say a word in protest. At least this is the case for Israel, which openly violates international law and human rights feeling secure that one will stop it. But Khader Adnan, a detainee…
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Israeli mistreatment of Palestinian political prisoners: Free Majd Ziada now!
21 October 2011 | Prisoner of the Day Campaign Majd Ziada was barely out of his teens when he got arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces. It was at the height of the second Intifada in 2002 when the Israeli army during its collective arrest campaign detained Majd on the evening of the Israeli invasion…
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Palestinian hunger strike continues despite Israeli prisoner swap
14 October 2011 | The Real News Network Thousands are demanding better treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and the release of prominent activists