Israel's force-feeding bill 'institutionalises torture'
Medical associations and human rights groups in Israel and the West Bank are condemning a piece of legislation passed by the Israeli government as being akin to "torture". The proposed "Law to Prevent...
View ArticleIsraelis imprison 34 Palestinians without charge or trial: Rights group
Israeli authorities have reportedly issued the so-called administrative detention order for 34 Palestinian detainees in defiance of widespread criticisms against the practice. The rights group...
View ArticleUN rights office voices concern as health of Palestinian hunger strikers...
Print 20 June 2014 The United Nations today voiced concern as the health of a number of Palestinian hunger strikers protesting Israel’s ongoing use of administrative detention is reportedly...
View ArticleRights groups call for Palestinian artist’s release from Israeli jail
A number of human rights organizations have called for public support to press the Israeli regime to release a Palestinian circus artist held under administrative detention. The UK-based Amnesty...
View ArticleHunger strike by Palestinian inmates enters 5th day
A hunger strike launched by Palestinian detainees in protest against their dire conditions in Israeli custody has entered its fifth day, with more prisoners expected to join the action. At least 120...
View ArticlePalestinians prisoners in Israel end 62-day hunger strike after deal
RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories): Dozens of Palestinian prisoners who had refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal with the Israel Prisons Service, their...
View ArticlePalestinian hunger strikes: 'My husband is dying'
Closer to death than life, Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeeq has been refusing food for nearly three months to protest against his ill treatment by Israeli authorities while in administrative...
View ArticleHunger Striker Mohammed Allan Falls Unconscious In Test For Israeli...
RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) -- Hospital-bound and shackled, Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan was 60 days into his hunger strike, launched in protest of his detention without charge in an Israeli jail,...
View ArticleIsraeli force-feeding law pits doctors against state
RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — Hospital-bound and shackled, Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan was 60 days into his hunger strike, launched in protest of his detention without charge in an Israeli jail,...
View ArticleScores of jailed Palestinians launch hunger strike
At least 120 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel have launched a hunger strike against their forced removal from one section to another inside a notorious jail. The prisoners launched their hunger...
View Article250 Palestinian detainees begin mass hunger strike
Some 250 Palestinians being held in Israel’s Negev prison have begun an open-ended hunger strike in protest to their administrative detention. The hunger strike will go on “until Israel’s policy of...
View ArticleIsrael force-treats hunger-striking Palestinian journalist: Rights group
A medical rights group says Israeli authorities are force-treating Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad al-Qiq in defiance of international law that considers the practice a violation of human rights....
View ArticlePalestinian prisoners continue hunger strike
Several Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are currently on hunger strike in protest at their illegal detention. The Palestinian National Authority's Committee for Prisoners' Affairs said on Friday...
View ArticlePalestinian hunger striker tests Israeli force-feeding law
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 file photo, Palestinian girls, from left, Ghofran, Lane, and Mary stand next to a poster showing their uncle Mohammed Allan at the family...
View ArticleAmnesty: Palestinian journalist on hunger strike in Israeli jail faces risk...
Amnesty International warned Tuesday that a prominent Palestinian journalist on hunger strike in protest against his administrative detention by Israel is facing an imminent risk of death. The...
View ArticlePalestinians hold massive rally in support of hunger striker
Palestinians have come out in force to voice support for a Palestinian prisoner, who has lost consciousness after going on an unlimited hunger strike. On Sunday, the 62nd day of the protest action...
View ArticlePalestinian hunger-striker at Israeli jail can no longer speak: Lawyer
A Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for over two months in an Israeli jail has lost his power of speech, his lawyer and family say. Jawad Boulus, lawyer for Mohammed al-Qiq, said his...
View ArticlePalestinian Mohammad Allan on hunger strike again
Former Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Allan has once again gone on an open-ended hunger strike after being re-arrested by Israeli forces and being jailed without trial following an improvement in his...
View ArticlePalestinian hunger strike passes 40-day mark
Just outside the Tbeish family home, people began to gather at sunset. Some carried flags, but most held posters of the town's native son, Ayman. A child carried a placard depicting a young man in...
View ArticleAt least 65 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails
At least 65 Palestinian prisoners have reportedly gone on hunger strike at detention facilities in the occupied territories in a show of protest at the Tel Aviv regime’s practice of administrative...
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