Tag: Prisoner

  • 20 Palestinian detained children started a hunger strike in Hasharon prison

    13 June 2012 | Palestinian Information Center, Gaza Twenty Palestinian children, detained in Hasharon prison, launched on Tuesday June 12, an open hunger strike protesting the harsh prison conditions and the prison administration’s neglect of their demands. A 17-years-old child Ahmed Lafi, who was one of the strikers, told the Ministry of the prisoners in…

  • Palestine: Finding the Will to Resist

    By Abir Kopty 4 June 2012 | Al-Akhbar English During the latest wave of hunger strikes, many Palestinian movements emerged in support of the strikers’ struggle. It is clear that there is persistent action on the ground, but it is still limited to the active circles connected to the families of the prisoners. At the…

  • The war on Palestinian soccer: Free Mahmoud Sarsak

    By Ramzy Baroud 4 June 2012 | Press TV: Viewpoints On June 3, Palestinian national soccer team member Mahmoud Sarsak completed 80 days of a grueling hunger-strike. He had sustained the strike despite the fact that nearly 2,000 Palestinian inmates had called off their own 28-day hunger strike weeks ago. Although the story of Palestinian…