Palestinian prisoners

Arab MK Ghattas stripped of immunity by Israeli Knesset

Thursday-22-December-2016

The Knesset Committee headed by MK Yoav Kish approved Wednesday the request of the Attorney General to rescind MK Basel Ghattas's immunity facilitating his arrest on charges of smuggling cellular phones to Palestinian security prisoners.

Israeli court sentences two 20-year-old Palestinians to prison terms

Thursday-22-December-2016

The Israeli Ofer military court on Wednesday sentenced two Palestinian youngsters from al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar to actual imprisonment in Israeli jails.

Knesset bars Arab MKs from visiting Palestinians in Israeli jail

Wednesday-21-December-2016

The Israeli Knesset on Tuesday evening ruled for banning Arab lawmakers’ visits to Palestinians in Israeli jails.

Rally in solidarity with prisoners in Nablus

Monday-19-December-2016

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs in Nablus organized on Monday a solidarity rally with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails.

Detainees in Israeli Hawara Etzion lock-ups launch cry for help

Monday-19-December-2016

A rights group on Monday sounded alarm bells over the dire conditions endured by Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Etzion and Hawara detention centers.

Israeli court defers trial of hunger strikers struggling for survival

Sunday-18-December-2016

An Israeli court on Sunday adjourned the trial of the two Palestinian hunger strikers Anas Shedid and Ahmad Abu Fara to Tuesday.

Prisoners launch cry for help as rain floods Israeli prison cells

Thursday-15-December-2016

Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Etzion lock-up sounded distress signals as heavy downpours flooded prison cells.

IOA denies 57-year-old detainee right to family visits for 15 years

Wednesday-14-December-2016

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) has been denying the Palestinian detainee Faris Baroud 57 the right to family visits for over 15 years in Israeli jails a rights group said Wednesday.

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.