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Samer Issawi’s appeal denied, 27 re-arrested prisoners’ cases postponed
Occupation courts rejected an appeal by Samer Issawi of his detention on June 26; he is currently being held until June 29 while occupation military prosecutors pursue charges of “membership in a...
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Samer Issawi’s detention extended until July 1
Samer Issawi’s detention was extended by the occupation Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 29, until Tuesday, July 1, said Jawad Boulos, Palestinian lawyer at the Palestinian Prisoners’...
View ArticleRe-arrested Jerusalemite prisoners reject deportation from Jerusalem, insist...
The Jerusalemite prisoners in Gilboa prison, former prisoners released in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner exchange in 2011 and re-arrested in June 2014 and after, released a statement through lawyer Jawad...
View ArticleSamer Issawi launches hunger strike in solidarity with Muhammad Allan
Samer Issawi, Palestinian prisoner and long-term hunger striker, launched a hunger strike in solidarity with imprisoned Palestinian lawyer Muhammad Allan on Sunday, 16 August, demanding his immediate...
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Shireen and Medhat Issawi sentenced by Israeli courts: Palestinian lawyers...
Palestinian lawyer and activist Shireen Issawi was sentenced to four years in Israeli prison on Monday, 7 March, and her brother Medhat Issawi to eight years in the same hearing in the Jerusalem...
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Israeli demolition order threatens home of Issawi family of three prominent...
The Israeli occupation has issued a home demolition order against the Issawi family, including imprisoned family members Shireen, Medhat and Samer Issawi, and their home in Issawiya village northeast...
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Five years on: The Wafa al-Ahrar agreement and prisoner exchange
On 18 October 2011, 477 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli occupation prisons in the Wafa al-Ahrar (“Faithful to the Free”) prisoner exchange with the Israeli occupation. One week prior,...
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New Yorkers protest for Palestinian freedom and G4S boycott as hunger strikes...
New York City activists protested outside the offices of private security corporation G4S on Friday, 28 October. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is part of an international campaign...
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Eight Palestinian prisoners now on hunger strike for freedom: New flyer for...
One more Palestinian prisoner has entered an open hunger strike against their administrative detention without charge or trial, bringing the total number of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails...
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Shireen Issawi released after occupation forces detain her again, tear...
Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender Shireen Issawi was released on Tuesday, 17 October after 43 months in Israeli prisons. Issawi, the sister of fellow prisoners Medhat and Samer Issawi and...
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