Deportation of protected persons from occupied territory into the occupying state constitutes an unlawful deportation as per Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention – as well as constituting a grave breach of the same Convention under Article 147 – and is also recognized as a war crime under Article 8 of the Rome Statute […]

Twitterstorm to mark April 17, Palestinian Detainees Day April 17 of each year marks Palestinian Detainees Day which is celebrated across Palestine and the world. This year, more than 6000 Palestinians are in Israeli jails. The number of child detainees has more than doubled since October 2015. Palestinians Detainees , thus, deserve our support. A […]

On 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the struggle of 7,000 Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails: struggling for not only their own freedom, but for the freedom of the land and people of Palestine. Palestinian prisoners struggle through torture, solitary confinement, abuse, repression, denial of family visits, arbitrary imprisonment and […]

At night, when the power cuts off in my house in Gaza, my family and I sit in the living room with candles or gas lamps. We gather without internet, television or books; it’s just us talking and passing time until we go to bed. While it’s annoying that we don’t have electricity, I like […]

To have lived the Israeli prison experience with its numerous large and small details, and to watch Mai Masri’s film “3000 nights” means you will, once again, become a prisoner. But this time, you are a prisoner to the screen throughout the 103 minutes of screening time. While your eyes are fixed onto the pictures […]

Despairingly, Maha Owaida, the mother of Majd Owaida, 23, took part in the sit-in in solidarity with her son, who was arrested two months ago while en route to the West Bank via the Israeli-controlled Eretz crossing. Few people joined the Owaida’s family on Monday, 11th April, 2016, where the weekly sit-in for prisoners’ families […]

The Israeli authorities have forced Palestinian children detained in Ofek Prison to work for long hours for a very small wage, Palestinian sources have claimed. According to Aida Taqatqa from Beit Fajar near Bethlehem, her 16 year-old son told her that the prison administration forces Palestinian children to work for six hours a day packing […]

In commemoration of Palestinian Prisoner Day, April 17, TPD team will be posting the audio recordings of the English version of the book to remind people all over the world that Palestinian prisoners are still suffering to this day. Today, we will post the story of Nael Albarghouthi, the longest serving prisoner in the world. […]

  The Israeli Court on Tuesday refused to release the youngest Palestinian youngest prisoner in Israeli jails, 11-year-old Ali Alqam. The boy, from Shuafat refugee camp, reportedly will be sent to a Ministry of Welfare supervised residence for approximately one year, Ynet Hebrew newspaper said. According to PIC, the court censored the majority of the ruling’s details […]

Jalazone refugee camp, occupied West Bank – Abed Abu Sharefa’s hand was on the front door of his home in Jalazone refugee camp as Israeli soldiers worked to break through from the other side and arrest him. The scar under his left eyebrow, where the metal door blew inwards, is still visible seven years on. […]