hunger strike

Health of leader, striking prisoner Marwan Barghouthi, deteriorated

Bethlehem - PNN

he Media unit of the ‘Dignity and Freedom’ collective hunger strike on Monday Confirmed the health deterioration of PLO leader, MP, prisoner Marwan Barghouthi, who lead the strike along with 1,500 Palestinian prisoners on Prisoner’s Day on 17 April. The committee from the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission said that Barghouthi’s health has significantly deteriorated, which called for immediate medical intervention.Read more

Hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel launch hunger strike

Ramallah - Arab Today

An activist says more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners have launched an open-ended hunger strike to demand better conditions in Israeli prisons, including more contact with relatives, and an end to Israel’s practice of detentions without trial. The protest began Tuesday and was led by Marwan Barghouti, a prominent figure in President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement. Opinion polls suggest Barghouti, whoRead more

Iranian activist ends hunger strike as wife is released

Tehran - ArabToday

An imprisoned political activist in Iran who began a hunger strike more than two months ago to protest the incarceration of his wife halted the fast on Tuesday when the judicial authorities released her at least temporarily, rights groups and Iranian news media reported. The showdown between the authorities and the activist, Arash Sadeghi, who was sentenced in 2015 toRead more

Former Guantanamo detainee awakes from coma in Uruguay

Montevideo , Uruguay- Arab Today

A former Guantanamo detainee reportedly has awakened from a coma that resulted from a hunger strike to express his unhappiness about being resettled in Uruguay and his demand to be moved to another country. Cristian Mirza, the Uruguayan government’s liaison with six resettled detainees, said Thursday that Abu Wa’el Dhiab had come out of the coma at his apartment inRead more

UN 'Deeply Concerned' about Health of Palestinian Detainee on Hunger Striker

Occupied Jerusalem - Arab Today

A senior United Nations official Saturday expressed a deep concern about the deteriorating health of a Palestinian detainee on hunger strike for more than two months in protest of his detention after completing a 14.5-year prison sentence. "I am deeply concerned about the deteriorating health of Bilal Kayed," said Robert Piper, UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid inRead more

UN 'Deeply Concerned' about Health of Palestinian Detainee on Hunger Striker

Jerusalem - Arab Today

India’s ‘Iron Lady’ ends fast to enter politics

Guwahati - Arab Today

An Indian rights activist who has waged what is thought to be the world’s longest hunger strike ended her 16-year fast on Tuesday after vowing to continue her struggle by standing for election in her home state. Irom Sharmila, dubbed the “Iron Lady of Manipur” for her protest against alleged rights abuses by security forces in the northeast Indian state,Read more

77 Palestinian Detainees Start Hunger Strike

Ramallah - Arab Today

Seventy-seven Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails have begun an open-ended hunger strike in solidarity with five hunger striking administrative detainees, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The commission said the five detainees – namely Belal Kayed, Mohammad Balboul, Mahmoud Balboul, Ayyad Heremi, and Malek Qadi – have seen rapid deterioration in their health conditions due to theirRead more