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.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
1,500 Palestinian detainees on hunger strike
RAMALLAH: The number of Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in Israeli jails reached 1,500 Sunday, a Palestinian NGO said.
"More non-administrative detainees have joined the hunger strike in solidarity with administrative detainees, bringing the total number of striking detainees to 1,500," the Prisoners' Club said in a statement.
Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jun-01/258417-1500-palestinian-detainees-on-hunger-strike-ngo.ashx#ixzz33OOglZ2x
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
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