Palestinian prisoners

Israeli court sentences Palestinian lawmaker to 17 months in jail

Tuesday-13-December-2016

The Israeli Ofer military court on Monday sentenced the Palestinian MP Mohamed Abu Teir to 17 months in jail and a fine of 8000 shekels along with a 30-month suspended sentence.

Israeli occupation sends 19 Palestinians to prison without trial

Wednesday-7-December-2016

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) sentenced 19 Palestinian detainees to administrative prison terms with neither charge nor trial for periods ranging from three to six months.

Prisoner Rajoub on hunger strike over re-imprisonment in Israeli jail

Tuesday-6-December-2016

The family of the Palestinian detainee Rizq Al-Rajoub on Tuesday raised concerns over his fate after he has gone on an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli jail.

Prisoner al-Najar boycotts Israeli occupation courts

Friday-2-December-2016

32-year-old Palestinian detainee Ahmad al-Najar announced his decision to boycott Israeli military courts in response to a six-month administrative prison-term slapped against him.

Youth on hunger strike for being held in Israeli jail without trial

Friday-2-December-2016

27-year-old Palestinian detainee Ammar Ibrahim al-Hamour from Jenin province has been on an open ended hunger strike for 13 days running in protest at being held in Israeli jails without trial.

361 Palestinian detainees serve new years in Israeli jails

Thursday-1-December-2016

361 Palestinian detainees entered new years in Israeli occupation jails during November.

Researcher: Administrative detention sees 300% hike in Israel

Wednesday-30-November-2016

The number of administrative detainees in Israeli jails has made a leap of up to 300% human rights researcher Amal Al-Tawil said.

Palestinian detainee releases affidavit on torture in Israeli custody

Tuesday-29-November-2016

In a sworn affidavit 32-year-old Mohamed Ahmad Al-Najar provided evidence of the harsh psycho-physical torture he has been subjected to during and prior to his incarceration.

6 Palestinian brothers held in Israeli jails

Monday-28-November-2016

Six Palestinian brothers from the Abu Ramouz family are held in Israeli jails and detention centers in the occupied territories.

IOA drags feet over detainee’s need of urgent blood transfusion

Monday-28-November-2016

A rights group raised Monday alarm bells over the reluctance maintained by the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) vis-à-vis the exacerbated health status of a Palestinian thalassemia-stricken detainee.