This is a compilation of 22 Palestinian prisoners' experiences in Israeli jails . 1,027 prisoners were released in 2011 as part of the exchange with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and 22 of them were interviewed by journalists. Their commentaries were translated by CPDS and edited. The book is dedicated to Samer Issawi and all Palestinian prisoners, past, present and future, and was released on 17April 2013, in conjunction with Palestinian Prisoners' Day.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Amnesty International calls for release of human rights lawyer, and prisoner of conscience Anas Barghouti
Amnesty International Issues Alert: Call on Israel to Immediately Release the Human Rights Lawyer Anas Barghouti
"Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist Anas Barghouti was arrested by the Israeli army on 15 September. He was held without charge until 24 September when an Israeli military court presented him with charges related to his work and human rights activism. He is a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately and unconditionally."
" Please write immediately in Hebrew, English, or your own language: Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Anas Barghouti;
Calling on Israel to put an immediate end to harassment of human rights defenders in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
/ For more information and the addresses of where to send appeals go to:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE15/017/2013/en/7f91100f-4185-46a5-a920-c7a44c13e627/mde150172013en.html
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