Keep track of Khader Adnan Hunger Strike – online timer

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You may or may not have heard it yet, but Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who ignited an intifada of Palestinian hunger strikers in 2012, is on hunger strike again, and has entered his second month of going without food, without vitamins, and without salt. The Musical Intifada has provided you with a timer to help you keep count of the length of his hunger strike (see at the end of this post).

Now that his health condition has become critical, activists for the Palestinian cause are gearing up for another round of protests for the cause of thousands of Palestinian political prisoners, detained in prisons of the Israeli occupation under abominable conditions, often without charge or trial. Khader Adnan’s first hunger strike led to a widespread intifada of Palestinian political prisoners going on hunger strike in his footsteps, most notably Hanaa Al Shalabi, Mahmoud Al Sarsak, and Samer Issawi. It is expected that Khader’s second hunger strike will again spark widespread protests, and a possible new wave of hunger strikers.

 

Khader Adnan started his second hunger strike on May 5, 2015. Here is a collection of useful links that give you more in-depth information about the backgrounds and details of his situation:

 

The Second Hunger Strike of Khader Adnan – at Middle East Eye

Can Khader Adnan’s New Hunger Strike Reignite Support for Palestinian Prisoners? – by Joe Catron, at Mintpress

Hunger Strikes Protesting Administrative Detention and Israel’s Arbitrary Practices against Palestinian Prisoners – Al Haq

 

Watch this speech by the father of Khader Adnan, that he held on the 61st day of the first hunger strike waged by his son in 2012:

 

 

(UPDATE) There used to be a timer here below, but Khader Adnan has ended his hunger strike.

 

 

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Doc Jazz

Doc Jazz is a Palestinian musician, currently based in the United Arab Emirates. He was born and raised in the Netherlands, which is where he started his first musical endeavors. He works full-time as a surgeon, and produces his songs in his free time. He usually does all the instruments and vocals in his recordings by himself. His music, which covers a wide variety of genres ranging from funky pop and jazz all the way to rap and Arabic music, has been featured on many media outlets in the Netherlands, in the Middle East, and elsewhere. The Palestinian cause plays a big role in the themes of his songs.

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