On this day 39 years ago, the Long Kesh hunger strikes in Northern Ireland began when protest leader Bobby Sands started his fateful 66-day battle with the British establishment.  Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he lost his life during the 1981 hunger strike, protesting the end to “political prisoner” status for IRA prisoners. His funeral […]

The mother of a Palestinian prisoner in Israel was denied today the right to visit her son in prison, reported WAFA correspondent. Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint northwest of Ramallah stopped Amneh Abu Diak, from Silat al-Daher village, near Jenin, and told her that she could not proceed with the visit. Palestine Chronicle@PalestineChron His Last […]

Palestinian minors being held in Israel’s Damon prison in Haifa are locked up in underground cells which are infected with mice and cockroaches and lacks proper ventilation, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club revealed yesterday. A statement released by the body said the detained children are forced to use a mattress as a curtain to preserve their privacy when […]

As Israel prepares to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners, we asked six former inmates about their experiences. Earlier this month, Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced plans to “worsen” already horrific conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails. According to the Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer, there are nearly 5,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including 230 […]

A number of pictures leaked to mass media show the grave effects of the severe torture of Palestinian prisoner, Walid Hanatsha, inside an Israeli prison, Shehab News Agency reported on Friday. The pictures demonstrated the effects of torture on different parts of the prisoner’s body, including his neck, thighs and legs. Bayan Hanatsha, the prisoner’s wife, revealed that her husband was […]

It was the morning after Christmas day, the 26th of December 2019 when I met Jamil, while attending a court session for my beloved husband Ubai Aboudi. He was standing in a cold hall, surrounded by mean-looking occupation guards and soldiers. The air was suffocating with the hatred of the wardens in charge and the merciless […]

A number of pictures leaked to mass media show the grave effects of the severe torture of Palestinian prisoner, Walid Hanatsha, inside an Israeli prison, Shehab News Agency reported on Friday. The pictures demonstrated the effects of torture on different parts of the prisoner’s body, including his neck, thighs and legs. Bayan Hanatsha, the prisoner’s wife, revealed that her husband was […]

Israel is committing crimes against humanity by torturing Palestinian detainees, prisoners rights group Addameer suggested in a recent report. Israel’s denial of fair trials to prisoners may also constitute war crimes, the group stated. Addameer had been collecting evidence on Israel’s use of torture and ill-treatment against Palestinian detainees since late August. Prison officers were found to have […]

“Her face was full of bruises and her body is very pale,” the mother added. “I could not hug her due to the pain hurting all of her body.” Mother of 20-year-old female Palestinians students Mais abu Ghoush has said that she could not recognise her daughter due to severe torture inside Israeli jails. “After […]

Human Rights As the eyes of the mainstream media were fixated on impeachment hearings occurring on Capitol Hill, something even more distinct was taking place in Congress on Nov. 20: A hearing defending the human rights of Palestinian children. The hearing, facilitated by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) at the Capitol Visitor Center, called attention to […]