Tag: Military court

  • Popular struggle organizer Wa’el Al-Faqeeh sentenced to one year

    18 July 2010 International Solidarity Movement Palestinian human rights activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh has been sentenced to one year in Israeli military prison, on the charge of aiding an illegal organization. Al-Faqeeh was arrested by the Israeli military on 9 December 2009, thus due to be released in December of this year. The sentence was handed…

  • Grassroots activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh faces military court, still without charge

    16 March 2010 Palestinian activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh faced his third hearing in Salim military court on 11 March. His detention period was extended until 24 April when the next hearing will take place. Al-Faqeeh remains imprisoned without charge since his arrest from his Nablus home on 9 December 2009. It is expected that Al-Faqeeh will…

  • Israel restricts Palestinian lawyers’ access to West Bank detainees

    Amira Hass | Haaretz 14 January 2010 Israel is prohibiting Palestinian lawyers and the relatives of Palestinian detainees from reaching a military tribunal via the Beitunia checkpoint west of Ramallah. The prohibition, which has been in effect for the past three days, means that Israeli police are requiring Palestinians to use the Qalandiyah crossing 20…

  • Grassroots activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh to stand trial January 19

    13 January 2010 Political prisoner Wa’el Al-Faqeeh has been detained without charge by Israeli authorities for over a month, and is now facing trial in Salim military court on the 19th of January. The abduction of Al-Faqeeh from his home, along with 4 other activists in the Nablus region, marked the beginning of the recent…

  • Bil’in organizer Abdallah Abu Rahmah remanded until the end of legal proceedings

    Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 10 January 2010 For immediate release: Abdallah Abu Rahmah, coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall, was remanded until the end of legal proceedings today in an Israeli military court. Abu Rahmah is charged with incitement, stone-throwing and a ridiculous arms possession charge for collecting and displaying used tear…