Palestinian prisoners

Tareq Barghouth (center) speaks to the Israeli press. (Philippe Bellaïche)

A Palestinian prisoner’s letter to his Israeli occupiers

Do I regret my imprisonment after being convicted of carrying out attacks? That’s complicated. I do regret one thing: letting them push me into a corner.

By Tareq Barghouth March 23, 2023

Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in Damoun Prison. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)

As crackdown intensifies, Palestinian prisoners gear up for Ramadan protest

Prisoners hope the Palestinian public will join collective actions against Israel's punitive measures, which have harshened under the far-right government.

By Sharona Weiss March 16, 2023

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

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Protesters stand outside of Kaplan Hospital in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against their administrative detention, central Israel, October 14, 2021. (Activestills/Heather Sharona Weiss)

Striking for freedom: Why Palestinian detainees are boycotting Israeli courts

Following hunger strike victories last year, Palestinians hope collective action will force Israel to abolish its practice of indefinite detention without trial.

By Yuval Abraham February 17, 2022

Police officers and prison guards at the scene of a prison escape of six Palestinian prisoners, outside the Gilboa prison, northern Israel, September 6, 2021. (Flash90)

PODCAST: Resisting apartheid behind Israel’s prison walls

Attorney Abeer Baker unpacks the sweeping nature of Israel’s incarceration regime, and how hunger strikes have been the strongest tool to advance Palestinian prisoners' rights.

By Amjad Iraqi October 8, 2021

Palestinian children play on an empty street during a strike in Jenin, West Bank, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, September 11, 2021. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

‘Children in Jenin Refugee Camp end up as prisoners, martyrs, or with a disability’

After years of resisting the ‘bitter reality’ of Israel’s occupation, last week's prison break offered some hope to Palestinians in Jenin, says Freedom Theater's artistic director.

By Yuval Abraham September 13, 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)

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

Hizb Al-Tahreer supporters clash with Palestinian troops during a demonstration in the West Bank city of Hebron, Feb. 4, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

The missing link to expose Israeli apartheid at The Hague? Torture

The ICC has overlooked how the Palestinian Authority, like its occupier, is using torture to maintain Israel's regime of racial domination.

By Itamar Mann February 18, 2021

Nachshon Battalion soldiers watch over a Palestinian detainee during an operation of arresting suspects in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 8, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90. )

Why Shin Bet torturers don’t have to worry about punishment

By clearing the Shin Bet for the brutal interrogation of a Palestinian detainee, the attorney general played his part in masking Israel's approval of torture.

By Yael Stein February 2, 2021

Palestinians and Israelis protest outside Kaplan Medical Center demanding the release of Maher al-Akhras from administrative detention, Rehovot, November 3, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

Hunger strikes shouldn’t be the only time to protect Palestinian prisoners

Not a day goes by without Israel detaining Palestinians or abusing prisoners' rights, yet its allies still choose to turn a blind eye.

By Sahar Francis December 7, 2020

Palestinian hunger striker Maher al-Akhras after 100 days of his strike in protest of his administrative detention, at Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, October 14, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

After 100 days, Palestinian hunger striker ‘can collapse at any moment’

Despite four High Court petitions and protests against his administrative detention, Israeli authorities do not seem to care if Maher al-Akhras dies.

By Oren Ziv November 3, 2020

Taghrid al-Akhras, wife of Palestinian administrative detainee Maher al-Akhras, holds up photographs of her husband outside Kaplan Medical Center, on day 73 of his hunger strike. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Israel’s top court refuses to release ailing Palestinian hunger striker

High Court insists that Maher al-Akhras, who is hospitalized in grave condition, end his 78-day protest before being released from administrative detention.

By Orly Noy October 12, 2020

Palestinian administrative detainee Maher al-Akhras, 49, in Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, where is on day 73 of a hunger strike. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Palestinian hunger striker in mortal danger after 73 days without food

Maher al-Akhras, currently hospitalized in Israel, is on day 73 of a hunger strike in protest at his administrative detention by Israel.

By Oren Ziv October 7, 2020