Sumoud :: A Political Prisoner Solidarity Group

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Sumoud :: A Political Prisoner Solidarity Group

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Administrative Detention of Nablus Municipal Council Member Renewed

Sumud | 12/08/2009 - 04:47

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Palestinian Women Political Prisoners, Action Items, Campaigns, Sumoud Newsfeed, Criminalizing Palestinian democracy

The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has received new information and requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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Inside Israeli jails, the real victims of a cry for justice

Sumud | 12/03/2009 - 05:35

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Arrest of Popular Resistance Activists

Jesse Rosenfeld
The National

Amid the growing media fever over a possible prisoner swap involving the release of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held by Hamas, another young captive has a less visible public profile – but personifies Israel’s chokehold on Palestinian self-expression.

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Sixty Days after his Arrest, Human Rights Defender Mohammad Othman Receives his First Administrative Detention Order

Sumud | 11/24/2009 - 12:12

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[Ramallah, 24 November 2009] On 23 November 2009, after 61 days of detention for the purpose of interrogation by Israeli Security Agency officers, human rights defender Mohammad Othman received his first administrative detention order. The administrative detention order is set for a three month period, during which time Mohammad will be held without charge or trial. The judicial review of the order is scheduled to take place on 25 November at the Military Court of Administrative Detainees in Ofer Military Base, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

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Palestinians behind bars with no recourse to justice

Sumud | 10/26/2009 - 04:59

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Arrest of Popular Resistance Activists

Christoph Schult / Der Spiegel (via PNN)- Hundreds of Palestinians are kept behind bars in Israel without charges having been filed and with no access to a fair trial.

Not even their lawyers are allowed to look at the evidence. Some governments in the West have expressed their concern, but the Israelis haven’t budged.

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Update on the Arrest of Human Rights defender and activist Mohammad Othman

Sumud | 10/20/2009 - 09:15

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29 days after Mohammad’s arrest still no charges have been laid

[Ramallah, 20 October 2009] On Monday 19 October 2009, a court hearing at Salem military court, in the Northern West Bank, extended Mohammad Othman’s detention period for another 11 days. It has been 29 days now since human rights defender, Mohammad Othman was arrested at the Allenby Bridge Border Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank. Mohammad, who volunteers with the “Grassroots Stop the Wall Campaign”, was on his way back to Ramallah from an advocacy tour in Norway, during which he was engaged in a number of speaking events and meetings with government officials. Monday’s court hearing was Mohammad’s third since the moment of his arrest on 22 September 2009. The two previous hearings have consistently extended Mohammad’s detention period for 10 and 12 days respectively, although no clear allegations have been made against Mohammad and no external evidence was brought to the attention of the court. Arrests of individuals based on reasonable suspicions are admissible in the beginning of one’s detention. However, after one month of continuous interrogation, such suspicions need to be substantiated and built upon by external evidence if any fair trial standards are to be upheld. Based on Israeli military orders, a military judge can authorize the detention of Palestinian detainees for up to 90 days, which can be extended for another 90 days by the judge of the Military Appeal Court.

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HaMoked and B’Tselem issue joint report criticizing administrative detention

Sumud | 10/19/2009 - 07:42

» Incarceration in Israel, Prisoners of the Gaza Massacre, Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Prisoners from the Arab World in Israeli Jails

[Link to report below]

HaMoked has issued a joint report with B’Tselem criticizing Israel’s detention of Palestinians without trial. In the report, they make the case that the policy of extensive detentions breaches international law, which permits use of administrative detention only in very extreme cases.

The numbers are extreme: during the second intifada, more than 1,000 Palestinians were held simultaneously in administrative detention. In recent months, there has been a steady decrease in the number of detainees: on 30 September 2009, the number stood at 335, among them three women and one minor. Of these, some 37 percent have been held from six months to a year and some 33 percent for one year to two years. 28 Palestinians have been in administrative detention for two to four years, and one has been detained for more than four and a half years.

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Impunity for settlers, prosecution for Palestinians: the two roles secret evidence plays in the Israeli justice system

Sumud | 08/04/2009 - 07:18

» Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Impunity for Jewish-Israelis

4 August 2009, Al-Haq - As a Palestinian human rights organisation committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq strongly condemns the decision of Israeli State Prosecutors to drop all charges against an Israeli settler who shot and wounded two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron in December 2008.

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Deteriorating conditions throughout Israeli prison system, serious violations in Al Naqab

Sumud | 07/28/2009 - 06:13

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Medical Negligence, Sumoud Newsfeed, Information about Israeli Prisons

Bethlehem / PNN – For prisoner Akram Abdul-Aziz Mansour a life sentence in prison may not take much longer to complete. He is one of hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners who the Israeli administration refuses to treat despite illness.

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Stop Administrative Detention: the case of Basim Za'rir

Sumud | 07/23/2009 - 10:49

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Criminalizing Palestinian democracy

Addameer
23 July 2009

PLC Member Basim Za’rir was arrested on 1 January 2009, when Israeli occupation forces arrived at his home just after 2:00am. After beating Basim’s eldest son, searching the house, and ordering and interrogating all the men above the age of 16 living in the house nearby, they arrested Mr Za’rir. He was taken to Etzion detention centre where he remained for a week before being transferred to Ofer. He was then placed under an administrative detention order and kept in detention for approximately two months before being transferred again to Ketziot prison in the Negev where he still remains. The administrative detention order against Mr. Za’rir was for a six month period, lasting from his arrest on 1 January 2009 until 2 July 2009. His attorney filed an appeal on Mr. Za’rir’s behalf, challenging this order less than a month after the judicial review took place, but the appeal was denied. On 2 July, instead of being released, Mr. Za’rir was informed that his administrative detention order would be extended for another six months. The judge at the judicial review for the second order confirmed the additional six month period, setting the current order’s expiration date for 1 January 2010.

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Administrative Detainee: RAMI BASEM SHAFIQ SHELBAYEH

Sumud | 06/10/2009 - 08:19

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Prisoners' Family and Support Movements, Action Items, Sumoud Newsfeed

Date of birth: 01/ 03/ 1991
Date of arrest: 15/ 12/ 2008
Age at arrest: 17
Place of residence: Nablus, Balata refugee camp
Place of detention: Ketziot prison (Negev)
Charge: no charge - administrative detention

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Take action to release Palestinian women in administrative detention

Sumud | 06/01/2009 - 07:27

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Note: Learn about other Palestinian Political Prisoners held in administrative detention at Addameer.org

Please read the urgent appeal on behalf of two women who are currently held in administrative detention.

Majeda Fidda is an elected member of Nablus municipality Council. She was arrested from the family home in Nablus. A few minutes passed midnight on 6 August 2008 Israeli soldiers stormed her house and proceeded to a search. Five months later, on 31 December 2008 she was acquitted of all charges and subsequently placed under administrative detention. Her order is expected to end on 30 June 2009. Please write to the Israeli government, military and legal authorities and demand that Ms Majeda Fidda be released immediately and that her administrative detention not be renewed. more on Mejeda below

Siham Al Heh is a social worker from Sourif in Hebron. Siham was arrested from her family home at 1:30 am on 26 March 2009. A few days following her arrest, Siham was informed that she would be detained for a 3 month period in administrative detention, without charge or trial. Her potential – but by no means certain – release is now expected on 25 June 2009. Please write to the Israeli government, military and legal authorities and demand that Siham Al-Heh be released immediately and that her administrative detention not be renewed.more on Siham below

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Addameer Releases Short Video on Administrative Detention of Palestinian Prisoners

Sumud | 05/27/2009 - 04:32

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Video

The video below is Part 1 of a short video describing the process of administrative detention: arrest and imprisonment without charge in the Occupied Territories. Israeli forces hold Palestinians indefinitely and without charge under this policy.

The video is produced by Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association

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UN watchdog demands access to Israel's secret prisons

Sumud | 05/19/2009 - 02:45

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Sumoud Newsfeed, Prisoners from the Arab World in Israeli Jails

Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 18 May 2009

The United Nation's watchdog on torture has criticized Israel for refusing to allow inspections at a secret prison, dubbed by critics as "Israel's Guantanamo Bay," and demanded to know if more such clandestine detention camps are operating.

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Palestinian Peace with Justice Activist Imprisoned! Urgent Help Needed!

Sumud | 04/14/2009 - 03:07

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Prisoners' Family and Support Movements, Action Items, Fundraisers, Sumoud Newsfeed

Yousef Abu Maria has been a tireless organizer with the Palestine Solidarity Project, an organization dedicated to nonviolence and solidarity as a means of confronting the Israeli Occupation. He is well known and respected in his hometown of Beit Ommar, as well as by other Israeli and international anti-occupation groups.

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ADDAMEER Launches Campaign to Stop Administrative Detention

Sumud | 03/26/2009 - 08:23

» Incarceration in Israel, Administrative Detention, Press Reports, Sumoud Newsfeed

Ramallah, 26/03/2009 - Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association launches today a global campaign to stop the Israeli use of administrative detention, a procedure under which Palestinian detainees can be indefinitely held without charges or trial. The primary objective of the campaign is to compel Israel to end this practice unconditionally and stop its policy of arbitrary arrests in the occupied Palestinian territory. Addameer calls upon Israel to immediately release all administrative detainees and abide by internationally recognized standards of fair trial.

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Recommended Web Site

Addameer Prisoner Support Group, based in Ramallah, West Bank have recently redesigned and updated their website. Definitely worth a visit at http://www.addameer.info

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Sumoud

·Sumoud Newsfeed (1266)
·Who We Are (2)
·Get Involved (3)
·Statements (8)

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Campaigns

·Red Cross Campaign (7)
·Action Items (81)
·Resource Pages (4)
·81 Reasons Campaign (22)

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Activities and Events

·Campaigns (60)
·Fundraisers (16)
·Press Reports (15)
·Protests (44)
·Public Meetings (38)
·Court Support (11)

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Activist Resources

·Audio/Radio (7)
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·Factsheets (6)
·Graphics (2)
·International Norms, Laws and Principles (1)
·PDF files (1)
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·Video (6)

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Palestinian Political Prisoners

·Incarceration in Israel (311)
·Prisoners of the Gaza Massacre (26)
·Administrative Detention (40)
·Palestinian Child Political Prisoners (53)
·Palestinian Women Political Prisoners (56)
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·Medical Negligence (38)
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·Arrest of Popular Resistance Activists (34)
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·Jewish anti-Zionists in Israeli Jails (10)
·Palestinian Prisoners in Palestinian Jails (21)
·Arbitrary Detention (44)
·The Jericho Six (24)
·Criminalizing Palestinian democracy (35)
·Impunity for Jewish-Israelis (2)
·Information about Israeli Prisons (40)

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Native Prisoners

·Indigenous Peoples and the North American Prison System (73)
·Leonard Peltier (10)

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Canadian Prisons

·Political Prisoners and Detentions (29)
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·Repression Against Indigenous Communities (48)
·Arrest of Activists and Organizers (13)

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Occupation Prisons in Iraq

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·Analysis (19)
·Activist Resources (3)

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Detention & Deportation of Refugees and Migrants

·Canada: Deportations (62)
·Canada: Detention (45)
·Canada: Security Certificates/Secret Trials (45)
·Israel (7)
·Australia (4)
·European Union (5)
·United Kingdom (7)
·United States (18)

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Haiti Prisons

·Conditions in the Prisons (17)
·Haiti Actions/Campaigns (69)

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Occupation Prisons in Afghanistan

·Prisoner Abuse / Torture (14)

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US Prisons

·Ending the Death Penalty (6)
·Prison Industrial Complex (75)
·US Political Prisoners (65)
·War on Terror/Guantanamo Detainees (84)
·Robert Seth Hayes (9)

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Internal Repression (Other Countries)

·Arab States (11)
·Argentina (1)
·Australia (3)
·Balkans (5)
·Brazil (3)
·Central Asia (1)
·Chile (17)
·Colombia (4)
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·Egypt (14)
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·Mexico (4)
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·Philippines (9)
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·Spain (3)
·Sri Lanka (1)
·Turkey (4)
·United Kingdom (2)
·Western Sahara (2)

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Links

Palestinian Prisoner Organizations and Campaigns

North American Prisoner Organizations

Prisoner Organizations - International

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RESOURCES ON PALESTINIAN PRISONERS

**Set of seven fact-sheets, covering: Introduction to the Detention and Imprisonment of Palestinians, The Arrest and Detention of Palestinians, Stories from Interrogation, Palestinian Child Prisoners, Palestinian Women Prisoners, Israeli Prisons and Detention Centers, Solidarity and Resistance.Available for download here.

**17-slide Powerpoint presentation on Palestinian political prisoners. Available for download and use by activist groups: here.

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Support PP Robert "Seth" Hayes

Robert "Seth" Hayes is a political prisoner and former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. He has been incarcerated for over 30 years. He is currently suffering from medical neglect, and needs your support now!

For more information about Seth, please click here

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Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Campaign

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