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Prisoner Bassam as-Sayeh facing life-threatening health problems

Thursday 1-August-2019

Palestinian prisoner Bassam as-Sayeh a cancer patient from Nablus is facing serious health conditions that have become much worse recently.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society as-Sayeh has suffered recently from other serious health problems including enlarged liver a weak heart muscle and pulmonary congestion (lung water).

The sick prisoner was transferred several times from Gilboa jail to civilian hospitals for medical treatment.

As-Sayeh who was arrested in 2015 has been suffering from bone cancer since 2011 and blood cancer since 2013 and because of the harsh incarceration conditions his condition has deteriorated and developed into other health problems.

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