Issa Qaraqe

The Israeli authorities have freed Hasan al-Safadi after a total of 166 days on hunger strike amid extremely harsh prison conditions. Al-Safadi ended a 93-day hunger strike on September...

The Palestinian Authority's Minister for Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, has claimed that the Israelis arrest 700 Palestinian minors on an annual basis, including some as young as 12 and...

The Minister of Prisoners' Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, Issa Qaraqe, has revealed that the Palestinian prisoners still in Israeli prisons are threatening a new hunger strike if the...

In its efforts to reclaim rights for Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel, Palestine's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs is to file a complaint with the UN Security Council. Minister...

A Palestinian newspaper has reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) decided on Monday to take the Israeli occupation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against Palestinians in...

The United Nations on Monday called for an independent inquiry into the deaths of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli custody. It also warned that mounting tensions could...

Officials in Egypt are intensifying their efforts to obtain the release of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi. His protest at the conditions faced by Palestinian prisoners held by Israel...

According to Mahmoud Al-Aloul, a prominent Fatah leader, the party has decided to appoint Marwan Barghouti as Vice President to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, hoping that this move...