Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Zagheir from Occupied Jerusalem has been held in Israeli jails for 16 years running.
39-year-old Zagheir was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on October 14 2002 and had been subject to harsh investigation sessions over allegations of giving lifts to anti-occupation attackers and being affiliated with Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades Hamas’ armed wing. An Israeli court sentenced him to six life-imprisonment terms.
Zagheir’s reputation both inside and outside Israeli bars has been marked by a sense of self-negation optimism cooperation courage dynamism and intellectual vitality.
He had become a close companion of the anti-occupation leader Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh prior to his death in the Israeli Eshel jail.
A fashion designer Zagheira earned a bachelor’s degree from the Open University of Israel. He is currently incarcerated in the Nafha desert penitentiary.
