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Israeli court isolates Palestinian hunger striking prisoner

Monday 7-May-2018

The administration of Ashkelon Israeli jail held an internal trial for the Palestinian hunger striking detainee Ibaa al-Barghouthi 40 years old from Kober town west of Ramallah according to Karim Ajwa the lawyer of Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee.

Ajwa said in a statement on Monday that the court imposed sanctions against captive Barghouthi including one-week solitary confinement and banning from family visitation.

Lawyer Ajwa who visited Ashkelon jail said that the health condition of detainee Barghouthi has been deteriorating. He is suffering from high fever and severe headache and stomachache.

Prisoner Barghouthi has been going on hunger strike for 16 days in protest at being held under the illegal administrative detention without a charge or trial. He is also boycotting prison’s clinics and refusing to do medical tests.

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