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Journalist Samir Amin-Khuwaira of Nablus before and after spending nine months in administrative detention following a nighttime arrest at his home in April 2025. (Courtesy of the family)

The Palestinian journalists held in Israel’s ‘cemeteries for the living’

Held without charge in Israeli jails, West Bank reporters describe beatings, starvation, isolation, and threats meant to force them into silence.

By Basel Adra June 1, 2026

Illustration of an Israeli prison, January 21, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

I represent a Palestinian woman in Israeli prison. Now I can’t reach her

Israel locked down its prisons at the start of the Iran war, barring almost all lawyer visits and leaving my client without a voice beyond her cell.

By Janan Abdu March 23, 2026

Freed Palestinian prisoners exiled to Egypt stand in front of the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, December 2025. From left to right: Raed Abdul Jalil, Rami Nour, Kamil Abu Hanish, Ammar Al-Zaben. (Courtesy)

Released into exile, Palestinian prisoners navigate freedom on Israel’s terms

Over 150 men who spent decades behind bars were deported to Egypt in the Gaza ceasefire deal, where they face a reality of ‘permanent alienation.’

By Shimaa Elyoussef February 9, 2026

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Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Kteziot Prison, southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7

Post-mortems of the deceased and testimonies from former detainees suggest many died from torture, medical neglect, and food deprivation. According to a leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens were civilians.

By Yuval Abraham November 17, 2025

Palestinian detainees from Gaza seen in a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Israeli intelligence data: Militants account for only 1 in 4 Gaza detainees

A classified Israeli army database indicates that the vast majority of the 6,000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Gaza and held in appalling conditions in Israeli detention are civilians, a joint investigation finds.

By Yuval Abraham September 4, 2025

Israeli police officers arrest activist Itamar Greenberg at an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

‘Next time, we’ll tattoo a Star of David on your face’

After his arrest, Israeli prison officers forced a Jewish anti-war activist to wear a pro-Israel shirt, a degrading practice often used against Palestinian prisoners.

By Oren Ziv June 2, 2025

Palestinian photojournalist Mo’ath Amarnih upon his release from nine months of administrative detention in Israeli prison. (Courtesy)

In Israel’s prisons, skin diseases are a method of punishment

Prison authorities are allowing scabies to spread by restricting Palestinian inmates’ water supply and depriving them of clean clothes and medical care.

By Vera Sajrawi September 25, 2024

Prisoners seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The writing was on the wall for Israel’s torture of prisoners

The government has ensured that horrific practices in sites like Sde Teiman can continue with impunity, in violation of international law and medical ethics.

By Janan Abdu May 14, 2024

Walid Daqqa at a hearing at Be'er Sheva District Court, January 23, 2018. (Oren Ziv)

Remembering Walid Daqqa, a prisoner with a ‘heretical belief in life’

Walid and I shared a political, personal, and philosophical correspondence for two decades. Even in death, he accompanies me on the path of truth.

By Anat Matar April 24, 2024

View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, December 5, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ben Gvir turns up the heat on Palestinian prisoners

From restricting visitations to demanding the death penalty, the national security minister has begun rolling out his harsher vision for Israeli prisons.

By Baker Zoubi January 24, 2023

Members of Palestinian factions in Gaza perform a scene to represent the reality of the lives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, April 9, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)

Dispelling Israeli myths about Palestinian prisoners

The Israeli media often claims Palestinian political prisoners are treated to 'five-star' treatment. In reality, they face some of the worst conditions in the West.

By Oren Ziv September 12, 2021

Members of Palestinian factions in Gaza perform a scene to represent the reality of the lives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, April 9, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)

Israeli prison ban on phone calls risks ‘breaking spirits’ of Palestinian minors

Israel claims incarcerated Palestinian children pose a threat to national security just like adults — and therefore can't contact their families.

By Oren Ziv September 23, 2020

Illustrative photo of Israeli soldiers detain a blindfolded Palestinian child. (Wagdi Ashtiyeh/Flash90)

Top court throws out case demanding Palestinian kids be allowed to call parents from prison

The Israeli Supreme Court refuses to hear arguments in a case about whether Palestinian minors imprisoned by Israel should be allowed to speak to their families on the phone. Israel’s High Court of Justice refused to hear a petition by an Israeli human rights organization demanding that Palestinian minors held in Israeli prisons be allowed…

By Edo Konrad July 3, 2019