Tagged: health

Life of Bilal Kayed, hunger striker in Israeli prison, hanging by a thread

Bilal Kayed, Palestinian political prisoner, has been on a courageous hunger strike since June 15. He started it on the day the Israelis placed him under administrative detention. This was actually the same day when his release was due, after serving 14 and a half years in the Israeli military prison system of the occupation. Allegedly, the reason for his...

Samer Issawi

Samer Issawi injured in custody, suffers medical negligence

Samer Issawi has suffered a serious head injury while in custody in Ramleh prison, his sister Shireen Issawi has stated today on her Facebook page.   “In a telephone call from Ibtisam Al Anati, a lawyer from the Hurriyaat center, after her visit to Samer Issawi today in what is known as the hospital of Ramleh prison, she declared that...

Samer Issawi's defiance

Samer Issawi at risk of imminent death, on artificial ventilation

Ramallah, Palestine – Lawyer Shireen Issawi, sister of the hunger-striking Jerusalemite political prisoner Samer Issawi, has confirmed that her brother is living in an extremely critical health situation. She indicated that “at the moment, he is living on artificial ventilation, and is in danger of dying at any instance.” Issawi also clarified in a report to Palestine that her brother...