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The Palestinian former prisoner Khader Adnan works at his bakery in the West Bank Village of Qabatiya near Jenin, June 21, 2013. Adnan is a former administrative detainee in Israeli jails. He was released on April 18, 2012, after being on hunger strike for 66 days. He inspired more than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners to start their own hunger strikes, For the Palestinians, he became the symbol of the hunger strike strategy. (Photo by: Ahmad Al-Bazz/ Activestills.org)
Post-hunger strike, admin detainee Khader Adnan is re-hospitalized
Adnan, who is to be released in less than a week according to a deal reached with the state, is still being shackled to his hospital bed. By Yael Marom Just over a week after ending his 54-day hunger strike, administrative detainee Khader Adnan was re-hospitalized in recent days following a deterioration in his medical…
By +972 Magazine July 7, 2015
Solidarity protest with prisoner Khader Adnan, Ofer prison in the West Bank, February 2012 (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
The irony of exporting Israel’s hunger strike ‘expertise’ to the U.S.
Can Israel help the United States treat hunger striking detainees at Guantanamo Bay more humanely? Probably. But one lesson that may be lost on the U.S. is that Palestinian hunger strikes in Israel have – for the most – part been successful. When nearly 200 people were rushed to Boston hospitals after the marathon bombing earlier this…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man July 9, 2013
Prisoners/imprisonment/handcuffs (Activestills)
WATCH: Why is Israel still shackling hospitalized prisoners?
As far back as 2008, Israel’s Health Ministry and Prison Service formulated clear criteria for the shackling of hospitalized prisoners. But as it turns out, the Prison Service still dictates the policy and doctors’ hands are tied — and shackling procedures are still being applied arbitrarily. Related: As Palestinian hunger strikes come to a head,…
By Social TV June 19, 2013
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