Tag: Hunger strike
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“We are not terrorists, we are only resisting the occupation”
Nine on hunger strike in solidarity with prisoners 22 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine Nine Palestinians from Hebron, mostly family members of hunger-striking prisoners, are continuing their hunger strike to express support for, and raise awareness of, the plight of Palestinian political prisoners. They began their strike last Saturday, and gained much…
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Protests spread to every city for hunger striking prisoners
22 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied West Bank, Palestine Palestinians demanding the release of all political prisoners and especially hunger-striking prisoners confront the Israeli army through out the West Bank and east Jerusalem on Friday. The Huwwara checkpoint near Nablus saw around 300 people protesting, in solidarity with the hunger strikers. There were…
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Meeting Samer Al Issawi in the holding room
16 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank, Occupied Palestine By Neta Golan After spending the night in the Russian compound detention center, known as Al Moskobia, I was taken to the holding cell in the court to await trail. Looking through the bars of the holding cell next to mine I was shocked…
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An appeal to the international community to save the lives of Palestinian administrative detainees on hunger strike, al-Sharawna and al-Eissawi
20 December 2012 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses extreme concern over the fate of Ayman al-Sharawna and Samer al-Eissawi, who have been on hunger strike in Israeli jails. PCHR holds the Israeli Occupation Forces accountable for these lives, and calls upon the international community to exert…
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Families of Palestinian detainees call for urgent actions to support hunger strikers
September 11, 2012 | Ministry of Detainees’ and Ex-detainees’ Affairs For immediate release For more information: Doaa Abu Amer 0792599765048 doa.ah1985@gmail.com GAZA, PALESTINE, September 11 – The families of Palestinians detained by Israel called for a week of urgent actions to support a mass hunger strike on 13 September, as well as ongoing hunger…
