Walid Daqqa
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

How Walid Daqqah has kept the struggle for dignity alive behind the bars of Israeli prison

A global campaign is demanding the freedom of Palestinian writer, intellectual, and activist Walid Daqqah, who has been imprisoned in Israeli jails for over 37 years, and is facing severe health issues. Sahar Francis, the General Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, talks about Daqqah’s life of resistance and the importance of the campaign

Palestinian prisoners in Israel Israeli authorities are trying to kill Walid Daqqa inside prison, claim Palestinians 

Walid Daqqa has been inside an Israeli prison since 1986. The 61-year-old needs intensive medical care after being diagnosed with bone marrow cancer last year and suffering a blood clot-induced stroke this year in February