Category: Prisoners

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner society, Hasan al-Sheikh, reported that he met two child detainees in Aztion detention center, near Hebron, who informed him of the ill treatment and abuse they…

Palestinian detainee Manal Ghanim demanded international humanitarian organizations to intervene for her release, in consideration that her child, Nour, will be two years old in two months, and thus will be…

The Ramallah office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, PPS, reported on Saturday that detainee Abdul-Ra’ouf Mustafa Ismail, 38, from Silwad near Ramallah, is suffering from critically deteriorating health conditions, in…

The Detainees Media Center reported on Saturday evening, that Israeli Prison Authorities intends to transfer 600 detainees from central prisons to the Negev detention camp, in the Negev desert. The…

Detainee Abboud Mahmoud Samaro, from Nablus, appealed to humanitarian organizations and the Red Cross to intervene with Israeli authorities to seek his release so he can receive medical treatment abroad. Samaro…

Twenty detainees in Israel’s Majeddo detention center resumed a hunger strike they announced last week to protest the bad living conditions and inhuman treatment they face. Lawyer Mahmoud Azim, who is…

The WAFA news agency reported on Monday that a Palestinian detainee has lost his sight as a result of torture during interrogation in the Asqalan Israeli detention center. Lawyer of the…

The administrations of the Ofer detention center, near Ramallah, and the al-Maskobiyya prison in Jerusalem are responsible for the lives of three sick detainees who are in need of immediate medical treatment,…

Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons called on the Palestinian factions and the Palestinian Authority to avoid any more conflicts and to conduct talks to end the violence that erupted this…

The Tulkarem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that detainees in Hadarim Israeli prison are facing harsh living conditions and repeated attacks carried out by the soldiers. Hanan al-Khateeb,…

Wednesday afternoon, five residents were arrested, two injured, after the Israeli army attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Mnezel, south of the West Bank…

The family of an 18-year-old Palestinian detainee who was injured as he was arrested by Israeli forces has appealed to humanitarian organizations and the Palestinian Legislative Council to take up…

Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention camps are denied needed medical care and suffer from extreme heat and insect infestations, according to lawyers from the Palestinian Prisoners. Lawyer Fawwaz Shalloudi said…

The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Liberated Detainees reported that there are currently 346 child detainees in Israeli prisons, including four underage females. “29 percent of the under-aged detainees are suffering…

Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons decided con conduct hunger strike on Sunday July 3, 2005, in solidarity with 14 detainees confined to solitary in Ohaly Qidar, Eshel, and Asqalan prisons.…

Solitary confinement in one of the main violations carried out by Israeli prison authorities against Palestinian detainees, according to Ahmad Bikawi, head of the media department at the Prisoners Supporters…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society appealed today to local and international humanitarian organizations to pressure Israeli authorities to release a sick detainee in Israel’s al-Damoun Prison.   The society reported that…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society published Friday a report, saying that 90% of the Palestinian prisoners were tortured in Israeli prisons, and that interrogators are using “New and inhuman methods” against them. June 26th…

Thursday at dawn, detainee Aref Bani Odeh, 26, from Jenin, was found dead in Gilboa detention, Circumstances of his death are still unknown. The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fahmi Shqeirat, reported that detainee Salama Mohammad Rashaida, 30, from Bethlehem, lost his sight as a result of torture in Asqalan detention. Shqeirat stated…

Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons decided to conduct an open ended hunger strike on Tuesday June 21 which is the date of the scheduled Sharon-Abbas meeting. The detainees demand considering…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Sana’ al-Harbawi, said that the detainees in Asqalan detention are facing harsh living conditions and deprived of their fundamental rights. Lawyer al-Harbawi added that…

Detainee Riyadh Dakh-Allah al-Omour, from Bethlehem, told lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fawwaz al-Shalloudy, details of extreme torture he was subjected to in Bir Shiva prison, in spite of…

Senior Israeli politicians recommended the cabinet to release the Palestinian lawmaker Marwan Barghouthi, jailed in Israel since April 2002, Israeli sources reported. Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronot said, “A classified document…

Prison administration in the Negev detention camp rejected to allow representatives of the detainees to visit the new sections of the detention in order to meet with the detainees who…

Ahmad Bajes Hajjaj, 27, from Beit Reema, near the West Bank city of Ramallah is suffering from serious physical conditions, especially after he was shot injured during his arrest, and…

Following report about Israeli military police abusing the Holy Koran in Magiddo prison, Israeli Prison Service officials commented on Thursday that it was unintentional, rejecting accusation that guards had torn…

Palestinian detainees in Majeddo detention announced hunger strike starting Wednesday morning in protest to desecrating the Holy Koran by Israeli soldiers who raided the rooms of the detainees, on Tuesday…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Mohannad al-Kharraz, said that detainee Mohammad Yasser al-Ja’bary, from Nablus, attempted suicide by trying to burn himself and the room he is held in.…

Parents of detainees imprisoned in Nafha detention complained that soldiers are humiliating them while they are trying to visit their detained family members, in addition to forcing them to wait…

The Tulkarem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that detainee Mousa Hasan al-Khawaly, 22, from Tulkarem refugee camp, is facing critical health conditions and deprived from his medication rights.…

The Israeli High Court rejected an appealed filed by “the Legal Center for Terror researches” against the release of 398 Palestinian detainees. The center claims that the detainees did not…

According to Human Rights Organizations, Red Cross, and Israeli jail authority reports, around 28,000 Palestinians were detained since September 2000, around 7500 of them are still held behind bars. On…

Israel will free 400 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, an Israeli defense ministry source said. The release will be carried out in cooperation between the defense ministry and the Israel Prison…

Detainee Murad abu Sakout, appealed humanitarian organizations and the P.A ministry of detainees, to interfere for his release, after his health condition critically deteriorated in Israeli detention. Abu Sakout, from…

The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday the release of 400 Palestinian, representing the second dispatch of the 900 prisoners Israel promised to release during the February Sharm’s summit. Only three of…

Palestinian Minister of Prisoner and Ex-Prisoner Affairs, Sufian Abu Zaida, commented that Sharon is ‘trying to make the release of 400 Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be released two…

Tuesday at night, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers intend to break into Ansar detention, in the Negev, if the detainees do not stop their strike. The detainees are…

Nine detainees held by Palestinian security forces over suspicions of involvement in a suicide bombing in Israel have begun a hunger strike to demand their release, Palestinian security officials said…

Saturday afternoon, freed Palestinian detainees protested in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, demanding that the Palestinian Authority employ them. Hamdi al-Najjar, spokesperson of the National Coalition of Liberated…

Prisoners Supporters Society in the Galilee reported that Detainee Yassin Mohammad Abdul-Khaliq Qasem has been in detention since three years after he was arrested in his parents’ home in Beit…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Mohammad Abu Rayya, visited several detainees in Gilboa detention who informed him of repeated attacks against them. Abu Rayya said that a special forces…

Family of Abdul-Fattah Yousef Raddad, who died in detention on May 5, 2005, appealed humanitarian organizations to inflict over the Israeli Prison Authorities in order to hand them the body…

Lawyers of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Fawwaz al-Shalloudi, and Hussein al-Sheikh visited the Negev and Atzion detentions, and met with several detainees who informed them of harsh treatments and conditions…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Israeli army arrested 800 Palestinians since the Sharm al-Sheikh understandings in February 2005. The society stated that the army did not halt its…

Palestinian and Arab detainees in Israeli prisons appealed the Egyptian government and president Hosny Mobarak to pressure Israel in order to implement the Sharm al-Sheikh understandings. A statement released by…

The Ministry of Detainees and Liberated reported that the number of Palestinian and Arab detainees in Israeli prisons arrived to 8814, facing harsh living conditions and repeated violations. The ministry…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society stated that detainee Ahmad Lutfi Dharaghmeh, 34, developed serious infections after sustaining fractions in his left hand during interrogation; boney fractions mixed with his skin causing…

Abdul-Fatah Yousef Raddad, 22, from the village of Saida, north of Tulkarem, died in al-Ramleh detention hospital, north of Tel Aviv. Raddad was injured on Monday after the Israeli army…

Resident’s Rights Society appealed to the Legal Councilor of Prison Authorities in Israel to allow the female detainees to conduct the Tawjihi exam. Following the appeal, the councilor ordered prison…

Detainees in Ansar 3 detention in the Negev desert complained of bad health conditions, delays in visitations and rapidly increasing number of mice and snakes as summer approaches rising the…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Hasan al-Sheikh, reported that detainee Mohammad Ali Rashaida, lost his ability to speak after being tortured and punched on his head and ears. Al-Sheikh…

{mosimage}UN representative to the Palestinian Authority Francis Agelo met Friday with Child Sandy Saadi 13, who handed him a letter she wrote to UN secretary general Coffi Annan. Sandy’s father…

Ahmad Lutfi Dharaghmah, from Tubas, who was sentenced to 15 consecutive years, is currently suffering from several health problems, and facing harsh conditions at al-Ramleh prison hospital which lacks the…

Israeli TV channel 10 reported Thursday that Israel illegally detains a number of Palestinian kids, aged between 8 and 10, in Offer military detention camp, near the West bank city…

Israeli authorities extended the visit ban for the Palestinian law maker Marwan Barghouthi jailed in Israel since May 2002 for three more months, reported his attorney Elias Sabbagh on Wednesday.…

Prison administration in Gilboa’ detention placed on Sunday evening, detainee Jamal Hweil, from Jenin refugee camp, in solitary confinement and barred him from his visitation rights. Hweil is one of…

Issa Qaraqe’, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that four Jordanian detainees in Al-Damoun detention announced their intentions to conduct an open ended hunger strike stating from Monday. The…

Palestinian detainees in Majeddo detention, near Jenin, resumed their hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day. A representative of the detainees told “Detainees Media Center” during a phone call, that…

Detainees Jamal Hweil and Yasser Abu Baker detained in Gilboa Israeli detention intend to run for the Legislative Elections June 7, 2005. The two detainees will be enlisted under Fatah…

Palestinian detainees in Majeddo detention resumed their hunger strike for the third day, in protest to their bad conditions. Detainee Ra’fat Ayesh from Salfit said that soldiers are still conducting…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the number of sick detainees in Israeli prisons in gradually increasing, and arrived to 950 detainees. The society stated that some of the sick…

Palestinian Minster of Prisoners’ Affairs, Sufian Abu Zayda, said that Israel no progress was made in the release of Palestinian detainees from Israel prisons. Abu Zayda added that he met…

The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Israeli authorities released Ahlam Salah, 28, from Al-Khader near Bethlehem. Ahlam was in administrative detention for six months without charges…

Family of two detainees from Bethlehem appealed humanitarian organizations to aid in releasing their sons and end their suffering in solitary confinement. The family of Nasser and Nidal Sweilim, 18…

For the third day, the detainees in Huwwara detention, near Nablus, resumed their hunger strike which was announced in protest to the bad treatment and harsh conditions they face in…

Physicians for Human Rights published a report on the bad treatment and medical neglect the Palestinian detainees are facing in ‘Ofer’ Israeli detention. The PHR report revealed that detainees in…

Wednesday afternoon, at least 50 soldiers broke into Huwwara detention, north of the West Bank, and attacked the detainees, who were striking in protest to the bad treatment and living…

Israeli Prison Authorities (IPA) released on Monday evening detainee ‘Ali Farraj Salem Abu Juraida, 29, from Rafah, after four years in administrative detention, without trial or charges. Abu Juraida was…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Karim Hammouda, visited several detainees in Ofer military detention and reported that infectious skin diseases are spreading in sections 7 and 9. Prison administration…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that Israeli arrested in 2004, 63 females, from several Palestinian areas, among them wives of detainees and residents who were killed by the army. Also,…

Seven Jordainian prisoners will be released on Thursday, an Israeli prison authority offical said, but failed to expalin why only seven out of the 9 approved by the cabinet will…

According to data collect by the Department of Planning and Census at the Ministry of Detainees and Liberated, 177 Palestinian detainees died in Israeli prisons since 1967, 69 of them…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society said that 8000 Palestinians detainees in all Israeli prisons and detention camps, decided to conduct hunger strike on Sunday, April 17, commemorating the Palestinian Prisoners Day. The Society…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Dr. Majeda Fidda was transferred on Wednesday to administrative detention for a period which is not fixed yet. The society reported that the Israeli…

Family of detainee Fadil Odeh Shahin, 44, from Gaza, appealed international and local human rights organizations to help them and campaign for his release, since he is suffering from critical…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Hussein Al-Sheikh, said that several detainees imprisoned in Maali Adumim detention complained that they were tortured and wiped with wires during interrogation. Detainee Abdullah…

Administrative detainees, held in the Negev detention camp, appealed the International Community, humanitarian organizations and the Red Cross to pressure Israel in order to end the administrative detention files and…

Prison administration in Gilboa detention barred a youth from visiting his brother as he came along with his father to visit him. The father, Yousef J’eidi, said that after he…

Mahmoud Radi Erekat, 16, from Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, complained of torture practiced against him in Maali Adumim detention center, before he was transferred to Atzion detention. Lawyer of the…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society published a reported on Thursday which revealed that there are 350 Palestinian children imprisoned in Israeli detention camps and prisons. The report revealed that there are…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Sunday that Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are considering hunger strike as a result of the deteriorating conditions they face in detention. Lawyer of…

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced on Thursday, two Palestinian residents to seven life terms and additional 30 years. The Israeli prosecution charged that the two residents, identified as Ahmed Obeid,…

Israeli soldiers placed on Friday, 22 Palestinian detainees in Majeddo in solitary confinement. Prison administration in Majeddo claims that one detainee attempted to attack a soldier, and when soldiers tried to…

Prisoners’ media center reported Wednesday that a bullet, which was accidentally fired by an Israeli soldier during counting prisoners, passed a centimeter far from the head of a prisoner. The…

The Prisoners Media Center reported on Wednesday evening that an Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian detainee after counting the detainees, in Ofer detention, near Ramallah. The Center stated that…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Tuesday that detainees in “Gilboa-Shatta” detention are suffering of skin diseases which spread among the detainee. Lawyer of the society, Raed Mahameed reported that…

Minister of Detainees at the Palestinian Authority Sufian Abu Zaida, said that there are currently 360 child detainees in Israeli prisons and detention camps; at least half of them are…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that the Israeli Authorities has decided to open a new section in Ansar 3 detention camp in the Negev desert, to accomodate additional 1200 detainees. The…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed on Monday that a child detainee from Jenin was severely tortured causing sever bleeding, while prison administration refuses to provide him with the needed medical…

The Hebron chapter of the Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed on Thursday that young detainees in Kfar Atzion are facing harsh conditions and bas treatment contradictory to International Law. The office…

Minister of Detainees and Liberated Detainees Affairs, Sufian Abu Zaida, reaffirmed the Palestinian position which rejects the Israeli criteria of releasing the detainees. Abu Zaida said that the Palestinian Authority…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Hussein Al-Sheikh said that he managed to visit a number of detainees in Kfar Aztion detention, especially young detainees, who informed him that Israeli…

Lawyer of the Prisoners’ Supporters Society, Sana’ Al-Harbawi, said that prison administration in Telmond detention for women stepped up punishment procedures against female detainees. Al-Harbawi reported that during her last visit to…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that 22 Jordanian detainees in Israeli prisons started an open ended hunger strike on March, 3, 2005, in protest to the bad conditions they face…

Lawyer of the Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society Hanan Al-Khateeb, visited several detainees in Hadarim detention, and submitted the following report. Detainee Khalil Baraq’a, from Bethlehem told Al-Khateeb…

Israeli soldiers arrested ten residents in the village of Baqa Al-Sharqiyya, north of Tulkarem, after invading it and conducting military searches of homes; another resident was arrested in Saida, north…

The Mandela Institute for Human Rights released a report revealing that the number of Palestinian and Arabs detainees in Israeli prisons exceeded 7000. IMEMC & Agencies, March 10, 2005, 01:14…

Raed Mahameed, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society, visited several detainees in Gilboa detention center. Mahameed reported harsh conditions and serious violations of prisoners’ rights. Mahameed reported that Israeli…

Detainees in Bir Shiva detention appealed the International Community to interfere and stop the continuous violations conducted against them in detention. Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Fawwaz Shalloudi, met…