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9 August 2012
Bilal Diab is released from Israeli prison following 77 days of hunger strike; meanwhile Palestinian Authority forces arrest brother of hunger striking prisoner Hassan Safadi. Read more about Bilal Diab and Woroud Qasem released as hunger strikes for freedom go on
Ft. Worth 23 July 2012
Despite Israel’s ruthless violations of their basic human rights and the theft of their land, Palestinians continue to remain steadfast in their uncompromising struggle against occupation. Read more about Palestine’s own Liberation Day is coming
6 May 2012
G4S has been severely criticized for its operations in the occupied Palestinian territories and in prisons and detention centers in Israel. Recently, Palestinian organizations called for action against G4S for its role in Israeli prisons. Read more about Security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army
2 May 2012
This video shows a Palestinian woman mounting an Israeli military vehicle amid protests near Ofer Prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on 1 May, in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. The video also shows Israeli occupation forces attacking female protestors with pepper spray directed into their eyes from close range as they lie on the ground. Read more about Video: Palestinian woman "takes over" Israeli military vehicle at Ofer protest for hunger strikers
Beit Sahour 26 March 2012
A new report examines the impact of Israeli arrests and detention on Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation. Read more about 8,000 West Bank children arrested since 2000, says new report
London 1 March 2012
Mourad Jadallah discusses the case of Khader Adnan, the hunger striking Palestinian political prisoner who made administrative detention an international issue. Read more about Interview with Addameer's Mourad Jadallah: hunger strikes reignite prisoner movement
Beit Ommar 5 January 2012
A Palestinian teenager describes the physical and psychological torture he endured while imprisoned in an Israeli jail for throwing stones, and how his chronic illness went untreated in what his family say was a deliberate attempt by the prison authorities as further punishment. Read more about "Sometimes I feel my stomach will explode": Israel subjects teen prisoner to medical negligence
29 October 2011
UPDATED: A leading Palestinian activist from Bil’in has become the village’s latest political prisoner. Ashraf Abu Rahmeh was kidnapped by Israeli occupation soldiers last week, and has now been indefinitely detained on the orders of an Israeli captain at Ofer prison. Read more about Now Israel indefinitely detains Palestinian activist whose siblings it killed
11 October 2011
In solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held under harsh conditions in Israel’s jails, a new twitter trend emerged today from Gaza. The trend is #TweepStrike and is an open invitation to everyone across the globe to go on a hunger strike on Wednesday Sept. 12th. Read more about #TweepStrike: A Call from Gaza to Support Palestinian Prisoners
Haifa 10 October 2011
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails continue to hunger strike and commit other acts of civil disobedience to demand basic human rights. Meanwhile, activists in Palestine and around the world hold hunger strikes in solidarity. Read more about Hunger strikes will continue until prisoners' demands respected