Raghad Al-Fanni – Raghad was arrested and detained without charge or trial in 2023 for 13 months in the notorious Danon prison. On release she spoke out about the cruelty, the beatings, the denial of basic necessities and the use of solitary confinement. Raghad was arrested again this year – once more with no charges or trial and is still in prison.
This repeated use of Administrative Detention means that one in five Palestinians will be imprisoned in their lifetime.
Layan Nasir: Layan is a student at Birzeit university. She was sentenced in her absence to seven and a half months in prison for normal student activism. Layan had already spent 8 months last year in prison with no charges or trial. She is a Palestinian Christian and her case has been taken up by Church authorities in Palestine and here, as yet to no avail.
Students are often targeted by Israel if they speak out against unlawful occupation
Fidaa Assaf: Fidaa has been held in prison since February on charges of “incitement”. She was diagnosed with leukaemia two months before her arrest and has deteriorated steadily during her imprisonment. Her illness has now reached a critical stage and Fidaa needs urgent and intensive treatment which she is not being given in prison.
Denial of proper medical care is a commonplace abuse in Israel’s jails.
Farrah Abu Ayyash – Farrah is a journalist, held without charge and subjected to torture. She was chained to a pipe dripping foul water and dogs were let lose to bite her legs. After being held in a dark cell with cockroaches, the guards took her out and tried to force her to kiss the Israeli flag. Farrah refused.
Journalists are targeted by Israel for telling the truth: Farrah is disappointed that the world’s journalists have not spoken enough about this abuse of their profession.
