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6 May 2012
A roundup of images showing widespread solidarity throughout historic Palestine for the approximately 2,000 political prisoners on hunger strike. Read more about In photos: widespread solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoners
30 April 2012
An increasing number of Palestinian hunger strikers is facing serious health risks. Action is needed. Read more about Act now: more Palestinian hunger strikers in hospital with serious health problems
25 April 2012
The Palestinian human rights and prisoner advocacy group Addameer announced today that the mass, open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons which began on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, has grown to an estimated 2,000 participants. Addameer renews its calls for support of the hunger striking prisoners. Read more about Mass hunger strike grows despite Israel's best efforts to repress it
16 April 2012
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, 17 April, events will take place around the world in support of Palestinian political prisoners. Read more about Take action on 17 April, call for freedom for Palestinian political prisoners
7 March 2012
The human rights organization Amnesty International issued an urgent appeal today regarding the renewed administrative detention order against Palestinian writer Ahmad Qatamesh. Read more about Amnesty calls for urgent action to protest administrative detention of Palestinian academic
London 1 March 2012
Mourad Jadallah discusses the case of Khader Adnan, the hunger striking Palestinian political prisoner who made administrative detention an international issue. Read more about Interview with Addameer's Mourad Jadallah: hunger strikes reignite prisoner movement
Hebron 7 December 2011
Abdel-Alim Da’na, a leader of the PFLP and a professor at Palestine Polytechnic University in Hebron, speaks to Ben Lorber about his experience in Israel’s prisons. Read more about Former prisoner, PFLP leader: hunger strike "made revolution in the prisons"
31 October 2011
Solitary confinement should be banned says UN Special Rapporteur on torture. Israeli continues this cruel practice. Read more about Israel's cruel practice of isolation of prisoners should be banned
27 October 2011
Edinburgh University students’ campaign for ending business with security firm G4S because the company provides security services to Israeli prisons. Addameer publishes update on the situation of the prisoners. Read more about Edinburgh University students vote to ban G4S
Jerusalem 18 October 2011
Israel is deporting more than 140 released Palestinian prisoners to Gaza permanently, despite many being from Jerusalem and elsewhere in the occupied West Bank. Their families, therefore, remain unable to see their loved ones. Read more about Mother still restricted from visiting son after his release from prison