Tagged: political prisoner

Ayman Abu Daoud

Imprisoned in isolation, on hunger strike: Ayman Abu Daoud

Source: Palestinian Prisoners’ Club – Ramallah, Palestine Name: Ayman Yousef Ahmad Abu DaoudResidence: Wadi Al Hirya/HebronDate of Re-arrest: 13 February 2012Date of birth: 10 January 1982Prison: Isolation in Jalameh (Kishon) PrisonAge: 32 years oldMarital status: MarriedEducation: Student at Al Quds Open UniversityProfession: Shoemaker Release in Prisoner Exchange and Re-Arrest Ayman Abu Daoud was released in the prisoners exchange deal on...

Samer Issawi

Issawi continues hunger strike, stops supplements, rejects negotiations

  About one hour ago, Shireen Issawi – Samer’s sister – posted the following on her Facebook page – on day 276 of Samer Issawi’s hunger strike:   “The head of the Legal Unit of the Prisoners Society, the lawyer Jawad Boulos, declared today from Kaplan Medical Center that political prisoner Samer Issawi has decided to stop taking nutritional supplements...

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...

#PalestinianHeroes trending on February 16

Why Twitter actions for hunger strikers should be supported

It has been roughly a month since concerned citizens of the world have been gathering on Twitter every day at 3pm EST/7 pm GMT/ 9pm Palestine time, (ed. March 11: please check this website for updates about timing!) to tweet for the cause of Palestinian prisoners in administrative detention. These trending actions are initiated and maintained by activists of the...