On the Palestinian Prisoner's Day: (4900) Detainees are held in Israeli prisons
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April 17 marks the Palestinian Prisoner's Day, which comes in coincidence with the escalation of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, and implementing more systematic violations and crimes.
The previous year witnessed remarkable turns in the light of the changes imposed by the Israeli elections and the heading of the right wing government by Ben Gvir, who used all measures to incite against detainees' and martyrs' families.
This incitement has reached to unprecedented level, especially in the light of developed measures used by the occupation's devices and the administration of prisons such as , passing racist laws and practicing firm and systematic policies aiming at imposing control over Palestinians.
Detainees' institutions: ( The Commission of Detainees' Affairs, The Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club, Addameer Association for Human Rights and Wadi Hilweh Information centre) confirmed in a joint report that the only variable is the occupation authorities and its devices, which developed more violations procedures aiming at taking away detainees' effectiveness and undermining any state of struggle.
There are currently (4900) detainees in Israeli prisons, including (31) women, (160) minors and more than (1000) administrative detainees including (6) minors and (2) women.
Moreover, there are (23) detainees who are imprisoned since before the Oslo Accord, the oldest of whom is the detainee Mohammed Tous, who is detained since 1985.
Besides, there are (11) detainees who have been released under an exchange bargain, but have been rearrested, such as the detainee Nael Barghouthi who is serving the longest period of imprisonment in the history of the Captive Movement.
There are (400) detainees who spent more than (20) years in prison, called (senior detainees).
Furthermore, there are currently (554) detainees who are serving life sentences, where the longest sentence goes for the detainee Abdullah Barghouthi who is sentenced to (67) life sentences.
Regarding the martyrs of the Captive Movement, (236) detainees have been martyred since 1967, in addition to hundreds of detainees who died after being released due to illnesses they got in prison.
With regard to martyrs whose remains are withheld, there are (12) martyrs: Anees Dolah, who martyred in Ashkelon prison in 1980, Azeez Ewaisat whose remain is withheld since 2018, Fares Baroud, Nassar Taqatqa, Bassam Sayeh since 2019, Saadi Gharabli and Kamal Abu Waer since 2020, Sami Emour since 2021, Dawood Zubaidi and Muhammad Turkman since 2022, in addition to the detainee Naser Abu Hmaid who martyred in December 2022, and the last detainee is Wadee Abu Rmouz who martyred on January 2023.
Regarding the sick detainees, there are (700) sick detainees who suffer from different diseases and in need of intensive medical care, including (24) detainees who have cancer, where the most difficult case is the detainee Walid Daqqa, who is detained since 37 years, in addition to the detainee Asef Refaie.
Arrest cases since the beginning of 2023
The Israeli authorities pursued its firm policies against Palestinian detainees and their families, where the crime of field executions was the most prominent procedure practiced during arrest.
(2300) arrest cases have been recorded since the beginning of this year, including (350) minors, the majority of them are from Jerusalem, in addition to (40) women.
The highest rate of arrests goes for Jerusalem in comparison with the West Bank with (3000) cases in the West Bank out of (7000) cases in Palestine.
(1200) arrest cases have been recorded in Jerusalem, besides to house custody, deportation, imposing taxes, fines, house demolishing and seizing funds of detainees' families.
Detainees and their families are subjected to systematic violations and crimes that start with the first moment of arrest, such as collective punishment, attacking detainees and their families, threatening, arresting family members, torture in interrogation centers, preventing them from meeting lawyers and holding them for long periods in interrogation centers.
However, the policy of administrative detention constituted the most prominent crime escalated by the Israeli authorities, aiming at undermining any struggling act by detainees.
The number of administrative detainees exceeded one thousand, which is the highest rate since 2003. It included children, elderly, sick persons and women, where there are (6) children held under the administrative detention and (2) women: Raghad Fanni and Rawda Abu Ajamiya.
Moreover, (860) orders of administrative detention have been issued since the beginning of 2023 under the pretext of a confidential file.
The situation of detainees in Israeli prisons with the systematic violations and crimes
The Israeli authorities and the administration of prisons pursued their systematic and firm policies against detainees, such as the crime of medical ignorance, where last victim of medical ignorance was the martyr Ahmad Abu Ali, who died on February 2023.
There are currently (700) sick detainees, including (24) who suffer from cancer, such as the detainee Walid Daqqa who is detained since 37 years, and subjected to the policy of medical ignorance.
Furthermore, the Israeli authorities pursued the policy of solitary confinement, which increased remarkably since 2021, especially after the operation of "freedom tunnel ".
(35) detainees are currently held in solitary confinement, including sick detainees, such as Ahmad Manasra who is still isolated despite of his difficult health condition, in addition to the detainee Muhammad Khalil who has been isolated since more than 15 years.
Additionally, the Israeli authorities pursued using the policy of incursions to the sections of prisons, where many incursions have been recorded since the beginning of this year, the difficult of which was conducted on January, and collective punishments have been imposed against detainees including solitary confinement.
Moreover, the Israeli occupation authorities put more obstacles in front of family visits, especially detainees from Gaza as a punitive procedure.
Detainees have implemented a series of struggle and rebel acts since the beginning of 2023, protesting against the procedures of the extremist Ben Gvir, which targeted the quantity of water and bread provided for detainees and hours of using toilets.
After a confrontation for 37 days, detainees were able to force the Israeli authorities to retreat from its measures, but it doesn't mean that Israel will stop its abusive measures against Palestinian detainees, which became part of the prisons system.
Detainees' institutions confirm, in the light of the consistent aggression against our people, that human rights organisations all over the world have to do its role in defending the rights of Palestinian people, who are struggling against this occupation since decades, and who were subjected to countless crimes.
We call on human rights organisations all over the world to provide international protection for Palestinian detainees, in light of killing tens and arresting hundreds of the Palestinian people, and also we call for deterrent decisions against the occupation's crimes.
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MG. Qadri Abu Baker deprecates the international silence on the crime of slow killing against the detainee Walid Daqqa April 2, 2023
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The head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs,Qadri Abu Baker, denounced the international silence on the slow killing of the detainee Walid Daqqa, who is living difficult and complicated health conditions at Barzulai hospital. Abu Baker called on organisations of international community to assume its humane and moral responsibilities to save the life of the detainee Walid Daqqa, whose health conditions are deteriorating which might lead to his martyrdom. Abu Baker stated that Walid's case should be treated appropriately, and he should be given medication in accordance with his diagnosis. However, the reports of the Commission's lawyers showed that the medical ignorance is the main reason behind his current situation. He suffers from dizziness, hemoglobin reduction, pains in the legs and back and consistent fatigue. Thw head of the Commission expressed his deep concern on the Israeli suppression against our detainees, especially sick ones, where the case of the detainee Walid Daqqa is perfect example of this retaliatory and racist tendency. It is worthy to mention that the detainee Walid Daqqa, 60, is from West Baqa in the lands occupied in 1949, and he's detained since March 25, 1986. He is considered one of the most prominent detainees in Israeli prisons and he contributed to many achievements in detention life, where he produced many books. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, where it was specified lately with 37 years, and then was increased to 39 years.
A new victim of medical ignorance The Commission of Detainees' Affairs: the life of the detainee Muhammad Khateeb is on a critical stage May 7, 2023
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A new victim of medical ignorance The Commission of Detainees' Affairs: the life of the detainee Muhammad Khateeb is on a critical stage May 7, 2023
The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated that the detainee Muhammad Khateeb, 40, from Tulkarem has reached to a critical health stage, where he is unable to move and has stiffness in his toe due to the painkillers he was taking on a daily basis. He also has troubles in the kidney and backache due to herniated disc. The administration of prisons pursues a medical crime against him, where they refuse to send him to a civil hospital to have the appropriate medical treatment. It is worthy to mention that his suffering started since more than two years. In this context, the Commission of Detainees' Affairs called upon the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit him in prison, accompanied by a medical staff to diagnose his case . The detainee Muhammad Khateeb is detained since 2003 and sentenced to 21 years, and he is supposed to be released in 10 months.
The Commission of Detainees' Affairs reveals the health condition of sick detainees at the clinic of Al-ramla prison April 9, 2023
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The Commission of Detainees' Affairs published in a report issued today, the details of the health conditions for many detainees who are currently held at the clinic of Al-ramla prison, after the visitation of the Commission's lawyer, Fawaz Shalloudi. In this context, we review the following details: 1. The detainee Asef Refae, 20, has cancer and had two chemotherapy sessions at Assaf Harofeh hospital. He suffers from severe pain in the bladder. 2. The health condition of the detainee Kamal Jouri is getting better and he walks and moves by himself. 3. The detainee Malek Taqatqa has medical examination after two weeks at Soroka hospital, to discuss the possibility of removing the platinum from his leg. 4. The detainee Thaer Ewaidat will have MRI. 5. The detainee Saed Dwaikat has examinations next week to discuss the possibility of removing the urine bag. 6. The detainee Saed Ghwadreh has burns all over his body and he needs 52 laser sessions. 7. The health condition of the detainee Nour Jarbou is getting better and he is having physiotherapy sessions. 8. The health condition of the detainee Mohammed Hamdan is getting better and he walks using crutches. 9. The detainee Omar Abed had a surgery to implant platinum in his leg, and he's is prevented from walking for 5 weeks.
M.G Qadri Abu Baker: We call on the Red Cross to intervene and save the life of detainee Walid Daqqa 26/3/2023
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M.G Qadri Abu Baker: We call on the Red Cross to intervene and save the life of detainee Walid Daqqa 26/3/2023
The head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs, Qadri Abu Baker, called on the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene immediately to save the life of the detainee Walid Daqqa, who is suffering from an intensive health condition. He has been transferred to Barzulai hospital few days ago. Abu Baker called on the International Committee of Red Cross to form of specialized medical staff to visit him in the hospital and treat him. Moreover, Abu Baker stated that Daqqa has spinal cord cancer, and recently he had severe pneumonia and acute kidney failure, and he is currently held in a private room due to his difficult health situation. The head of the Commission said that the Israeli authorities must hold full responsibility toward the life of the detainee Walid Daqqa, and called on legal organisations and international human rights organisations to save his life and release him, so he can has the appropriate medical care. It is worthy to mention that the detainee Walid Daqqa is from the lands occupied in 1948, and he enters today his 39th year in prison.
Major General Qadri Abu Baker: the martyr detainee Khader Adnan has been assassinated by an Israeli political order 2 May, 2023
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Thw head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs, Qadri Abu Baker, condemned the assassination of the detainee Khader Adnan, after going through an open hunger strike for 87 days. Abu Baker stated " the martyr detainee Khader Adnan has been assassinated by a military political order by Israel, where he was kept a victim to pain and hunger. He was not informed about his health condition in order to get to this situation, which is one of the racist, inhumane and unethical methods used by the Israeli occupation in dealing with the Palestinian strugglers in Israeli prisons ". Abu Baker stated that the Israeli authorities shall hold full responsibility on this crime and that the international community who participated to this crime by its silence is also responsible. By the martyrdom of the detainee Khader Adnan, the number of Captive Movement martyrs has risen to 237, which proves that the occupation pursued a criminal procedure to kill our detainees. It is worthy to mention that the martyr Khader Adnan is from Arraba /Jenin, and he went through many hunger strikes.
Abu Baker: contempt the sacred month and arresting worshippers from Al-Aqsa Mosque is a real turning point in confronting the occupation April 5, 2023
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The head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs, Qadri Abu Baker, stated that the occupation's government should hold full responsibility toward the upcoming incidents after the unethical and inhumane practices implemented at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Abu Baker clarified that storming Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli army and police forces, arresting around 500 worshippers comes within a systematic plan which reflects the desires of the extremist Ben Gvir. Abu Baker pointed out that this incursion and attack against Palestinian worshippers was planned carefully, where the attacks were implemented in a specific time and from many gates. Palestinian worshippers have been arrested and transferred by buses to Israeli police stations. The head of the Commission has instructed the legal staff of the Commission to support the specialised legal team of Jerusalem, where advocates of the Commission are pursuing their work within a state of emergency. Some of the worshippers have been released and others will be released within hours.
The leader Saadat will be at the forefront of detainees who will join the battle of hunger strike 21/3/2023
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The Commission of Detainees' Affairs and the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club confirmed in a brief statement today, that the secretary general of the Popular Front for the liberation of Palestine, Ahmad Saadat, will be at the forefront of detainees who are starting the hunger strike by the first day of Ramadan. The Commission of Detainees and the Prisoner's Club stated that the leader Ahmad Saadat is representing an ideal to all who struggle for freedom and independence. The Commission and the Prisoner's Club confirmed that the hunger strike represents a turning point in the history of Captive Movement, where detainees call on their people to support them on their just battle. Moreover, many leaders from different factions announced their will to enter the hunger strike, such as Marwan Barghouthi, Naser Abu Srour, Mahmood Abu Srour, Jum'a Abu Adam, Mahmood Abu Kharbeesh, Zakaria Zubaidi and Nael Abu Alasal from Fatah Movement, in addition to Jamal Abu Alheja, Mahmood Issa, Abbas Sayyed, Ibrahim Hamed, Hasan Salameh and Mohammed Arman from Hamas Movement. Moreover, leaders from the Popular Front announced their will to join the hunger strike, such as Kameel Abu Hnaish, Ahed Abu Ghulmi and Munther Mefleh, in addition to leaders from the Islamic Jihad such as Sameh Shobaki and Tamim Salem.
