Palestinian Prisoners’ Society
2023 was deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since 2005

Over 500 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in 2023. Under its undeclared policy of collective punishment, Israel also destroyed a significant amount of civilian infrastructure such as roads, residential buildings, and hospitals in West Bank since October 7

“We will meet soon, free, with our heads held high”: Testimonies from Palestinian prisoners

Since October 7, Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to an intense campaign of retaliatory violence by Israeli prison officials

Palestinian detainees on hunger strike (1) Deteriorating health of two Palestinian administrative detainees on hunger strikes raises concerns

Kayed al-Fasfous and Sultan Khlouf entered the 48th consecutive day of their open-ended hunger strike on Monday. They are experiencing issues like headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, vomiting, and difficulty in standing

Palestinian prisoners hunger strike Palestinian prisoners to launch hunger strike against increasing Israeli restrictions

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir recently restricted family visits for prisoners to once every two months from the currently allowed monthly visits. Prisoners will start their collective strike on September 14 and continue it until their demand for the full restoration of their rights is met

Six Palestinians on open-ended hunger strikes demand end of their illegal administrative detention

Palestinian prisoners have intensified a series of protest actions against mistreatment by Israeli authorities

Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike 15 Palestinian prisoners to launch hunger strike protesting Israeli prison conditions and abuse 

Among the main demands of the prisoners is the right to receive specialized medical treatment from their personal doctors instead of those sent by the prison administration

Nasser Abu Hmeid dies in Israeli prison Palestinians strike in West Bank following death of freedom fighter Nasser Abu Hmeid in Israeli prison 

Hmeid was diagnosed with cancer in August 2021. Appeals for his release from prison so that he may access better treatment were denied by the Israeli courts and prison authorities

Palestinian prisoner Hundreds protest across occupied West Bank for release of terminally ill Palestinian prisoner 

Nasser Abu Hmeid (49), a former member of Palestinian resistance group Al-Aqsa Martyers’ Brigade, is serving multiple life sentences and has already spent 30 years inside Israeli prison

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh ends hunger strike after Israel agrees to release him on Oct. 2

Khalil Awawdeh was on hunger strike for over 170 days in protest against his unjust imprisonment. By the end of his fast, he weighed a mere 38 kg and his lawyers warned he could “die at any moment”

Palestinian women prisoners in Israel Palestinian women prisoners in Israel demand rights on Mother’s Day

31 Palestinian women are currently being detained in various prisons and detention centers in Israel, including 10 who are mothers

Palestinian prisoners protest Palestinian detainees across Israel protest harsh measures in prison, administrative detention

Hundreds of administrative detainees have been boycotting Israeli court hearings, interrogation sessions and health check-ups to protest their detention. They have also been disobeying security checks and other prison rules to highlight the oppressive conditions

Sami-Al-Amour Ailing Palestinian prisoner dies due to systemic abuse and neglect by Israeli authorities

Prisoner Sami al-Amour suffered from congenital heart disease since birth. He was in the 14th year of his 19-year prison term, during which his health gradually deteriorated leading to his death from years of abuse and medical negligence by the Israeli authorities