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Dima al-Wawi is embraced by her mother after being released form 75 days in an Israeli prison, Jabara checkpoint, West Bank, April 24, 2016. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)
Israel releases 12-year-old Palestinian girl, highlighting dual legal systems
A Jewish child arrested for an identical crime in the same location would not have been sent to prison. Israeli authorities released the girl after the case got attention and a request from her parents. Text by Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Twelve-year-old Dima al-Wawi, the youngest Palestinian in Israeli prison, was released after two-and-a-half months…
By Activestills April 24, 2016
Detainee 9: U.D., 10 years old (Photo: Samar Hazboun)
Detained: Testimonies from Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel
‘Detained: Testimonies from Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israel’ uncovers one of the most painful experiences that Palestinian children endure in the ongoing Israeli occupation. Through interviews with ex-detainees and mothers of minors presently in detention, the project documents their stories and aims to lend a voice to those who are silenced from fear of negative…
By +972 Magazine April 19, 2013
Chronic uncertainty: Trauma of childhood under occupation
Fear of night raids and imprisonment loom large in the imagination of almost every Palestinian child. Reports on specific cases of violence and abuse fail to capture the epidemic of instability Palestinian children face daily. By Vicky Hosker Days after a team of British jurists published a report on the experiences of Palestinian child detainees entitled Children…
By +972 Magazine July 22, 2012
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