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Health Condition of Palestinian Prisoner al-Awiwi Becomes Critical
The health condition of Palestinian detainee Hasan al-Awiwi, who has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 66 days to protest his administrative detention without charge or trial in Israeli jails, has reached a very […]

Three Palestinian Prisoners Continue Hunger Strikes against Administrative Detention
Three Palestinian prisoners are continuing their protests against their administrative detention in Israeli jails. Thirty-five-year-old Hassan Mohammed Al-Aweiwi from occupied Hebron (Al-Khalil) has been on hunger strike for 64 days. Over this two month period, he […]

Two Palestinian Prisoners Continue Their Hunger Strike for 49 Days
Two Palestinian prisoners have been on hunger for 49 days to protest their administrative detention, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said today. Odeh Hroub and Hasan Awawi are having serious health issues as a result […]

A Palestinian Hunger Strike: ‘Bury Me in My Mother’s Grave’
By Ramzy Baroud & Fayha Shalash One of the many ways in which Israel seeks to oppress and control the Palestinian population is by imprisoning those who lead the resistance to its occupation and settler colonialist project. […]

Palestinian Prisoner, Farraj, Suspends Month-Long Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner, Khaled Farraj, has suspended his open hunger strike after 29 days, on Thursday. The Prisoners and Former Prisoners’ Affairs Committee said that Farraj, 31, who is a resident from Dheisheh refugee camp in […]

Israel Denies Palestinian Prisoners Visits by Lawyers
Israel Prison Services (IPS) yesterday prevented lawyers from visiting five Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike in protest against their administrative detention, the PLO’s Committee of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners said. #Israel denies five Palestinian […]

A Statement by the Palestinian National Movement inside Israeli Prisons
(The following statement was issued by representatives of the Palestinian National Movement Inside Israeli Prisons in commemoration of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day on April 17.) “Allah said, ‘How many a small party has overcome a larger […]

On Palestinian Prisoner Day: A Whole Captive Population Longing For Freedom
By Yousef Aljamal Palestinians and their supporters around the globe mark April 17 every year as a day of solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. The PLO’s Palestinian National Council (PNC) chose […]

Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike after Israel Accepts Their Demands
A mass hunger strike staged by Palestinian prisoners over deteriorating conditions in Israeli jails was suspended earlier today after their demands were met by the Israeli Prison Service. Some 400 Palestinian prisoners launched a mass open hunger strike […]

Palestinian Prisoners Enter 5th Day of Hunger Strike
Over 100 Palestinian prisoners enter their fifth day of open hunger strike, on Friday, following the failure of talks with the Israel Prison Services (IPS) over the deteriorating situation in Israeli prisons earlier this week. […]

The Unfinished Gaza War: What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
By Ramzy Baroud The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan declared that the “party is over.” “Every […]

PNC Calls for Support of Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike
The Palestinian National Council (PNC) issued a statement, on Tuesday, stressing that “the prisoners’ issue is a national issue” and calling for supporting the prisoners in their open hunger strike. The PNC called for the […]

‘Prisoners Are Heroes’: Being a Palestinian Prisoner in Israel
By Ramzy Baroud Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons are gearing up for a mass hunger strike. Already horrific conditions in these jails deteriorated further in recent months, especially since the announcement by Israel’s Public […]

Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners Join Hunger Strike
After the failure of talks between Palestinian prisoners and the Israeli authorities on Monday, hundreds of prisoners joined a hunger strike, the Prisoners’ Affairs Office has reported. The Israeli occupation authorities apparently rejected the prisoners’ […]

Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Israeli Punitive Measures
Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli prisons announced the launching of an open hunger strike to protest against the occupation’s attacks on them. The movement said in a statement signed by representatives of prisoners from Fatah, […]

Israel Re-Arrests Former Hunger-Striker Khader Adnan
Israeli occupation forces arrested former Palestinian hunger-striker Khader Adnan in pre-dawn raids today, according to news agency Wafa. The Palestine Prisoner’s Society said that at least seven Palestinians were detained in raids across the occupied West […]

Fares Baroud, Palestinian Prisoner Dies in Israeli Prison Due to Medical Neglect
Palestinian prisoner Fares Baroud, 51, from al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza, died on Wednesday, February 6 only hours after being suddenly transferred to intensive care from Ramon prison. Baroud suffered from a number of health […]

Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison
More than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s Ofer Prison yesterday launched an open-ended hunger strike, in protest against the occupation’s continuous violations against them, Shehab News Agency reported. #SavePalestinianPrisoners#معركة_الوحدة_والكرامة More than 1200 Palestinian prisoners started a hunger strike […]

Palestinian Hunger Striker Free from Israel Jails (VIDEO)
Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan has been freed after 11 months in Israeli jails. Adnan had undertaken a hunger strike for two months in protest against his administrative detention. This ended when an Israeli court […]

Israel Sentences Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner to One Year
The Israeli military court in Salem, north of the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin, sentenced Palestinian prisoner, Khader Adnan, to one year in prison, fined him 1,00 shekels ($270) and 18 months suspended […]

Israel Court Adjourns Hearing of Palestinian Hunger Striker
Israel’s Salem Military Court in the occupied West Bank yesterday adjourned the hearing of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 52 days, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. According to […]

Palestinian Prisoner Begins Hunger Strike against Administrative Detention
Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Al-Rimawi launched a hunger strike to protest against Israeli occupation forces holding him under administrative detention, Quds Press reported yesterday. According to a statement issued by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (PPC), the […]

Prisoner Khader Adnan on 7th Day of Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, 40, is on his 7th day of open hunger strike in protest of his “arbitrary” detention. The prisoners’ rights group Muhjat al-Quds Foundation said, in a statement, that Adnan has begun […]

500 Palestinian Administrative Detainees to Begin Hunger Strike
Hundreds of administrative detainees being held by Israeli occupation forces are to begin a hunger strike next week, the head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs has revealed. In a statement to the Voice […]

Palestinian Student Leader on Hunger Strike in Israel Jail (VIDEO)
Palestinian student leader Omar Kiswani started on March 19 an indefinite hunger-strike in Israeli jail, protesting his detention, torture and interrogation without charges. omar kiswani on hunger strike in protest of his detention without charge […]

Palestinian Prisoner Mansour Fawaka Released after 14 Years of Imprisonment
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian prisoner Mansour Fawaka was released after 14 years of imprisonment in Israeli jails and he could finally hug his mother in Ramallah. ??#Palestine :: #Photos :: First hug after 14 […]

Israel Places Hunger Striking Detainee, Ashraf Radi Placed in Solitary Confinement
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported, on Sunday evening, that the Israeli authorities have forced a hunger striking detainee into solitary confinement, in an attempt to break his strike. The PPS said that Ashraf […]

Malik al-Qadi’s Lapses into a Coma After 56 Days of Hunger Strike
The Israeli prison administration Friday urgently summoned the mother of hunger striker, Malik al-Qadi, to the Wolfson Medical Center where the 25-year-old has reportedly slipped into a coma. Al-Qadi has been on hunger strike for […]