Week 6: Hassan Salmah – Palestinian political prisoner
Hassan Salmah has spent many long years in Israeli jails, and his tale is like all too many others; suffering and grief are at the core. He has experienced...
May 3, 2011
Hassan Salmah has spent many long years in Israeli jails, and his tale is like all too many others; suffering and grief are at the core. He has experienced...
April 25, 2011
Ibrahim Jaber’s modesty made everyone respect him. People loved his courage and willpower and he was passionate about secrecy when necessary. He worked hard to make a living and...
April 20, 2011
A largely neglected instrument of legal Israeli repression used against the Palestinian people is that of administrative detention. Thousands of men as well as women and children are held...
April 18, 2011
Fuad Al Razim is the doyen of the Palestinian prisoners who hail from Jerusalem. He is a strong man who withstands torture and remains faithful to the Noble Sanctuary...
April 11, 2011
“If they made you choose between freedom for you or freedom for another prisoner, sentenced for life, what would your choice be? I choose freedom for the other prisoner,...
April 4, 2011
Born in 1954 in the village of Cooper near Ramallah in the West Bank, Fakhri Barghouti witnessed many Israeli atrocities against his people. He married when he was twenty...
March 28, 2011
Born on 23 October 1957, Nael Al Barghouthi has spent 33 years in prison. He was arrested on 4 April 1978 after carrying out a commando operation in which...
March 28, 2011
Nelson Mandela and Aung Suu Kyi are known worldwide as prisoners of conscience who have spent lengthy periods in prison for standing up for their beliefs. South African political...
February 17, 2011
It seems that Tunisia was destined to be the catalyst for the greatest event in modern Arab history. And it seems that Mohammad Bouzeizi, who set fire to himself...
January 4, 2011
Name: Imad Mohammad al-Ashhab Event: Administrative Detention Place of residence: Hebron, Occupied Palestinian Territory Date of arrest: 21 February 2010 Charge: No charge Place of detention: Ofer Prison, Occupied...