Tag: Prisoner Rights
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Randa Adnan: The world must intervene to save my husband
by Joe Catron 13 February 2012 | Mondoweiss As Khader Adnan entered his 59th day on hunger strike, his wife Randa appealed for the international community to end his isolation and save his life. “My husband is dying inside an Israeli jail. The world should make sure I am able to see him,” she said.…
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Meitar Checkpoint: Women demand an end to strip-searching by Israeli military and prison administration
12 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A demonstration was held Sunday, February 12th at the Meitar checkpoint north of Beer Sheba in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in the Naqab (Negev) region as well as their family members who must pass through this checkpoint to visit them. The demonstration was organised by the…
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Take Urgent Action: Appeals Decision Delayed as Khader Adnan Dying to Live
12 February 2012 | Samidoun- Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Khader Adnan, Palestinian political prisoner being held under administrative detention, is now entering his 57th day of hunger strike and facing a severe health crisis. Despite the fact that Khader Adnan risks death with every minute that passes, the Israeli military court system is delaying decisions…
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Hebron: At least 10 children arrested by Israeli military in one week
by Satu Gustafsson 11 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The extreme Golani Unit of the Israeli military is escalating its arrests of Palestinian children in Al Khalil (Hebron), targeting boys between the ages of 12 to15 years old with at least 10 reported cases of child arrests made just in the span…
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In photos: On hunger strike in Gaza
by Mya Guarnieri 10 February 2012 | Alternative Information Center A number of Gazans have joined Khader Adnan’s hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions that Palestinian political prisoners face in Israeli jails. Israel often holds Palestinians in administrative detention without charges, depriving detainees of their right to due process. Adnan has been on hunger…
