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...
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News 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...
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News 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...
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News 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...
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News 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...
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News 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...
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News 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...
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News 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...
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