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On 10 December 2020, the Israeli military court of appeal confirmed the release of child detainee Amal Nakhleh, 16 years old, after 40 days in incarceration. The decision was taken based on Amal’s age and physical and psychological health, as he suffers from a rare disease called myasthenia gravis, which requires regular medication and special care. In addition, Amal recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous mass in his chest, and as a result, suffers from severe headaches and shortness of breath. During the appeal session, the military prosecutor insisted on keeping Amal in detention. As not only did they appeal Ofer military court’s previous decision to release him, they further...
In the first days of November, the Israeli Occupation Forces arrested Khitam Sa’afin, activist and the head of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, Muhannad Al-Azzah, Palestinian human rights defender, in addition to several other Palestinians during early dawn raiding operations around various areas in the West Bank. On Monday, 2 November 2020, Khitam Sa’afin was arrested from her home in Beitounia by the Israeli Occupation Forces. In 2017, Ms. Khitam, 59 years old, was subjected to administrative detention for three months. Notably, Ms. Khitam is an active feminist and human rights, defender. She is a mother of three and a grandmother. Muhannad Al-Azzah was arrested on Sunday, 1...
UN Human Rights, Country Page: Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel GENEVA (23 October 2020) – Israel should release a Palestinian detainee who has been on hunger strike for close to 90 days and end its practice of administrative detention, under which people can be held indefinitely without trial, sometimes for years. Maher Al-Akhras began a hunger strike in late July after he was arrested. Israeli security forces accuse him of being a member of Islamic Jihad, a charge he denies. The Israeli Supreme Court has rejected his petitions for release three times. “Mr. Al-Akhras is now in very frail condition, having gone without food for 89 days,” said Michael Lynk, special rapporteur for...
On Thursday 17 September 2020, Master’s student Tasneem Qadi was released by Ofer Israeli military court after 44 days in Petah Tikva interrogation center. Following the military prosecutor’s list of chargers against Tasneem, which included her affiliation to a political group deemed illegal under Israeli law, the court ruled that the detention period should suffice and further imposed a fine of NIS 1,000. According to the military prosecutor, Tasneem sent greetings from her Jerusalemite female friend to another male friend in Lebanon, which formed a link between the two females and a Lebanese an illegal political group under Israeli law. Furthermore, The Israeli Security Service in a...
The Israeli occupation continues to suppress all means of activism against the occupation. Palestinians, including human rights defenders, activists, artists and students remain subject to prosecution and arrests by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF). In an attempt to break the will of those detained, Israeli occupation authorities force Palestinians to go through a tough, lengthy and renewable interrogation whilst held under brutal and human detention conditions. The outbreak of Covid-19 did not deter the occupation authorities from arresting Palestinians despite the pandemic reached Israeli jails and Palestinian prisoners/ detainees held inside them. On Tuesday, 4 August 2020, the 29...
Today, Tuesday 28 July 2020, the Magistrate Court in Jerusalem issued a conditional release for Daoud al-Ghoul, the previous director of Shafaq, the Jerusalem Art Coalition. The conditions of his release included ten days house arrest at his family home, a financial bail of 3000 NIS, in addition to two personal financial guarantees, each 5000 NIS, and finally a ban on contacting any person related to his case for a total of one month. Daoud was arrested on Wednesday, 22 July 2020, after raiding his home, searching through its belongings and confiscating several documents and devices. His detention was extended twice before a conditional release was issued for him. This is Daoud’s sixth...
The Magistrate Court in Jerusalem extended the detention period for Daoud al-Ghoul for another three days on Sunday, 26 July 2020. Daoud al-Ghoul is the ex-director of Shafaq, the Arts Coalition in Jerusalem, he was arrested on 22 July 2020 from his home at Ras al-Amoud in occupied Jerusalem, after his home was search and several of his belongings were confiscated. Daoud was detained for around 12 hours in a police vehicle without him being interrogated with and without offering him a judicial review. Daoud was then transferred to interrogations at the police station located in Abu Ghnaim mountain. During the extension session, the police demanded to extend Daoud’s detention for five days,...