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Activists put up a street photo exhibition in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in various locations in Tel Aviv, April 17, 2013.

PHOTOS: Street exhibition confronts Israelis on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day

Members of Activestills posted a public street exhibition on the streets of West Jerusalem and Tel Aviv of photos that bring attention to Palestinian Prisoners Day. Photos by: Ahmad Al-Bazz, Shiraz Grinbaum, Keren Manor, Anne Paq, Ryan Rodrick Beiler, Yotam Ronen, and Oren Ziv The following text, in Hebrew, accompanied street exhibitions of the photos from…

By Activestills April 18, 2013

‘Empty Stomachs’ hunger strike spreads across prisons

A movement of Palestinian prisoners protesting their incarceration and treatment inside Israeli prisons is continuing to reach momentous proportions. Billed the “War of Empty Stomachs,” the number of prisoners on hunger strike is now in the thousands. On April 17, the prisoner movement split into two when between 1,200 and 1,600 prisoners launched a coordinated,…

By Omar H. Rahman April 29, 2012

Hana Shalabi and her father reunited in her last release, October 2011 (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Mixed reactions in Palestine over deal to release, deport Shalabi

Shalabi ended her hunger strike and is supposed to be freed from prison within days – but banished to Gaza. While pleased with the release, many criticize the deportation, and some accuse Israel of foul play. A second hunger striker administrative detainee was released without conditions. Two more detainees have been hospitalized, having entered their…

By Haggai Matar March 30, 2012

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Poster of Shalabi in her home village of Burqin (from the ListenIn Pictures clip)

Human rights NGO: Hana Shalabi in danger of imminent death

Physicians for Human Rights issued a statement Monday evening warning that hunger striking administrative detainee Hana Shalabi is facing the risk of death. The message comes at the end of 33 days of Shalabi’s hunger strike, and is based on a physical examination carried out today in prison by a physician working with the NGO.…

By Haggai Matar March 19, 2012

Nabi Saleh demonstrators calling for Shalabi's release (Anne Paq / Activestills)

PA refuses Israeli offer to deport hunger striker to Gaza

The Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Prisoner Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, says Israel has offered to release hunger striking administrative detainee Hana Shalabi – under the condition that she be deported to Gaza. In a statement to Ma’an news agency, Qaraqe said the Palestinian government refused the offer to ban the West Bank detainee from her home,…

By Haggai Matar March 17, 2012

Haba Shalabi (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Palestinian detainee’s health in danger; hunger strike spreads

More than twenty Palestinian administrative detainees have joined Hana Shalabi’s hunger strike. Beginning a fifth week with no food, doctors gravely fear Shalabi’s health. Today is the 29th day of Hana Shalabi’s hunger strike, and her physical condition is worsening. Shalabi, a 29 year old woman from the West Bank village of Burqin, was formally…

By Haggai Matar March 15, 2012

WATCH: Army disperses Women’s Day protest in W. Bank

More than 250 Palestinian and Israeli women and men were attacked by military forces at a demonstration at the Qalandia checkpoint. Several injuries were reported, including one woman who was hospitalized after being shot with a rubber-coated bullet. The demonstration started Thursday at noon, with some 200 Palestinian women marching from Ramallah towards Qalandia –…

By Haggai Matar March 9, 2012

Haba Shalabi (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

International Women’s Day: Hana Shalabi’s hunger strike enters 4th week

Palestinian administrative detainee Hana Shalabi is now on the 22nd day of her hunger strike, protesting her treatment during her arrest and over the course of her detention. Three court rulings from recent days may mark a shift in the system’s attitude towards her, following the Khader Adnan case. Lawyers from the Palestinian prisoner rights…

By Haggai Matar March 7, 2012

Palestinian woman in Israeli jail enters 15th day of hunger strike

Hana Shalabi, a Palestinian woman currently being held in administrative detention by Israel, entered the 15th day of her hunger strike today in protest of the maltreatment she suffered during her arrest. Her elderly parents and two Palestinian prisoners have joined her hunger strike. According to Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Israeli authorities detained…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat March 1, 2012