The committee of Palestinian political prisoners families in the West Bank said that Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces committed 4071 violations against Palestinians during the year of 2017. The arrests were carried out against activists for their political backgrounds and involving in anti-occupation activities either in the field or on social media.
The committee documented in a report 1255 political arrests including 680 ex-prisoners 738 political ex-detainees in PA jails 242 university students 45 journalists 27 teachers 12 school students 7 physicians 5 lawyers 5 tradesmen 5 engineers 11 imams and 1 university lecturer.
The violations also included 1608 summonses against 975 ex-detainees in PA jails 749 ex-prisoners in Israeli jails 183 students 67 journalists 34 teachers 14 school students 8 physicians 3 lawyers 2 tradesmen and 1 engineer.
