What is Palestinian Prisoners’ Day? - Al Jazeera
Apr 17, 2023 · Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is commemorated every year on April 17 – a date approved by the Palestinian National Council in 1974 as a national day dedicated to the freedom of prisoners and...
Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention?
Every year, April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a day dedicated to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Campaigners use the day to call for the human rights of such...
‘Lives gone’: Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day - Al Jazeera
On April 17 of each year, Palestinians commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day to express their loyalty to those imprisoned for defying Israel’s occupation, and as a reminder to the...
Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is a national and international occasion
17 April, 2024. From the womb of suffering, emerged the towering figures of courage that refuse to live under oppression and subjugation; they are the male and female prisoners in the jails of occupation; they rebelled against injustice and refused to bow down. Words fail to describe their suffering and steadfastness.
About Samidoun | Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity …
Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is an international network of organizers and activists working to build solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for freedom. Samidoun developed out of the September-October 2011 hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, seeing a need for a dedicated network to ...
The Palestinian Prisoners Movement: History and Experiences
Jun 13, 2023 · Palestinians commemorate the 17th of April as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. According to the latest statistics, the occupation detains around 4,900 prisoners, including 31 women and 160 children under 18.
Palestinian Prisoners’ Day – Human Rights & Public Liberties
Apr 17, 2023 · Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is due to be marked in the occupied Palestinian Territory. Palestinians commemorate the day to remind both the international community and the public that...
Palestinians in West Bank clash with IDF on ‘Prisoners Day’
Apr 17, 2015 · Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli troops in the northern West Bank on Friday during annual demonstrations marking Palestinian ‘Prisoners Day’.
Joint Press Release: On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Civil
Apr 18, 2020 · As we mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day this year, Palestinian prisoners and detainees face the additional threat of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
Palestinians in Israeli custody - Wikipedia
The future of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is considered central to progress in the Israeli ... He was released from prison in May 2016 after a 94-day hunger strike and re-arrested in mid-January after participating in a protest on the West Bank demanding the release of bodies of ...