Palestinian Political Prisoners
That strong spirit of Palestinian emancipation

Amidst the devastation of Gaza, the Palestinian people’s enduring spirit, or sumud is exemplified by the stories of political prisoners like Khalida Jarrar.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Movement: the struggle behind bars

The issue of prisoners is a cornerstone of the Palestinian liberation struggle and a driver of major uprisings against the Israeli occupation

Starvation and torture, the horrifying reality of Palestinians detainees in Israeli prisons

Thousands of people imprisoned by Israel since October 7, 2023, are suffering from disease, hunger, and abuse

The people’s struggle will free Leonard Peltier

Peoples Dispatch speaks to Gloria La Riva, who has spent decades in the movement to free the longest-held political prisoner in the United States

Creating life from a life sentence: Sana’ Daqqah on the Palestinian prisoners’ movement

Sana’ Daqqah, activist, journalist, and the wife of the martyred prisoner Walid Daqqah, on the significance of the prisoners’ struggle to Palestinian liberation

Pressure builds on Israel with Macron telling Netanyahu “Israeli operations must cease”

Leaders from across the world have condemned Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people and have warned against a catastrophic invasion of Rafah

Palestinian prisoners in Israel How Palestinians in Israeli prisons experience the war

Since October 7, Palestinian political prisoners have had their rights further eroded as the Israeli Prison Authorities carry out a campaign of collective punishment

Palestinian prisoners in Israel Israel escalates violence against Palestinian prisoners, rights groups warn of “campaign of assassination and torture”

Occupation forces are conducting mass arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem and escalating horrific abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

A free Palestine is inevitable

For all who visit Palestine, the fragility of the Zionist project is plain to see.

Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled El Qaisi released on bail pending further hearings by Israeli court

After a month in detention, Palestinian-Italian activist and researcher Khaled el Qaisi has been released on bail by an Israeli court although he has been banned from traveling outside Palestine. As uncertainty remains regarding El Qaisi’s freedom and safety, his family and those campaigning for his release have urged people to remain vigilant

The prisoner Walid Daqqah: a stubborn conscience that cannot be seared

Former Palestinian prisoner Wisam Rafeedie writes about Walid Daqqah’s struggle and steadfast resistance, as campaigns for his freedom intensify

Latin American and Caribbean movements call for united struggle and other stories

Today we look at the 3rd Assembly of ALBA Movimientos, the ongoing boycott of Israeli courts by Palestinian administrative detainees, and more