16 dec 2018
Palestinian woman Suha Jabara was transferred to a hospital in al-Khalil after her health has taken a turn for the worse in the Palestinian Authority (PA) jails.
Her family appealed to the concerned authorities to allow them to visit her at the hospital.
Sources close to the family said Suha’s health condition has remarkably gone down and that she has been on the verge of death as a result of torture and heavy beating in PA lock-ups.
The detainee has been on an open-ended hunger strike for the 25th day running.
Suha has been accused of assisting and funneling money to families of Palestinian anti-occupation protesters and prisoners.
Her family appealed to the concerned authorities to allow them to visit her at the hospital.
Sources close to the family said Suha’s health condition has remarkably gone down and that she has been on the verge of death as a result of torture and heavy beating in PA lock-ups.
The detainee has been on an open-ended hunger strike for the 25th day running.
Suha has been accused of assisting and funneling money to families of Palestinian anti-occupation protesters and prisoners.
15 dec 2018
Palestinian young men on Friday night threw Molotov cocktails at an Israeli military watchtower at the main entrance to al-Arroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the watchtower caught fire following the attack, provoking the Israeli occupation army to dispatch soldiers to the camp to look for the perpetrators.
They added that soldiers stormed the camp amid intensive gunfire and clashed with some youths during their search campaign.
Later, the father of Abdullah Ghaith, the child who was kidnapped by Palestinian Authority (PA) security elements on Friday afternoon, said that Israeli soldiers at dawn Saturday came to his house and handed his son Louay a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet.
PA security forces rounded up Abdullah Ghaith after they violently quelled a peaceful march organized by Hamas in al-Khalil to mark its founding anniversary.
Meanwhile, Israeli media outlets claimed that an Israeli military force arrested four Palestinian young men after finding two automatic guns inside the car they were aboard in Abu Asnaina neighborhood in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the watchtower caught fire following the attack, provoking the Israeli occupation army to dispatch soldiers to the camp to look for the perpetrators.
They added that soldiers stormed the camp amid intensive gunfire and clashed with some youths during their search campaign.
Later, the father of Abdullah Ghaith, the child who was kidnapped by Palestinian Authority (PA) security elements on Friday afternoon, said that Israeli soldiers at dawn Saturday came to his house and handed his son Louay a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet.
PA security forces rounded up Abdullah Ghaith after they violently quelled a peaceful march organized by Hamas in al-Khalil to mark its founding anniversary.
Meanwhile, Israeli media outlets claimed that an Israeli military force arrested four Palestinian young men after finding two automatic guns inside the car they were aboard in Abu Asnaina neighborhood in al-Khalil.
14 dec 2018
Hamas Movement strongly condemned on Friday PA’s assault on peaceful demonstrators who took into West Bank’s towns and cities in protest against Israeli killing of four Palestinians.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement on the Hamas website that the “barbaric behavior” proves the PA “denigrated the blood of the martyrs.”
Such assault paves the way for more Israeli attacks on Palestinian youths in West Bank, he said.
Earlier Friday, dozens of Palestinians were injured when PA forces violently quelled demonstrations marking the 31st anniversary of the founding of Hamas movement.
Local sources said that dozens of Palestinian youths were arrested, while others injured by beating with batons and rifle butts. Eyewitnesses reported seeing worshipers bleeding from their heads and faces.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement on the Hamas website that the “barbaric behavior” proves the PA “denigrated the blood of the martyrs.”
Such assault paves the way for more Israeli attacks on Palestinian youths in West Bank, he said.
Earlier Friday, dozens of Palestinians were injured when PA forces violently quelled demonstrations marking the 31st anniversary of the founding of Hamas movement.
Local sources said that dozens of Palestinian youths were arrested, while others injured by beating with batons and rifle butts. Eyewitnesses reported seeing worshipers bleeding from their heads and faces.
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday when the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces violently quelled demonstrations marking the 31st anniversary of the founding of Hamas movement.
The PIC reporter said that the PA security forces, who were deployed in large numbers in al-Khalil and Nablus during Friday prayer, attacked the demonstrators, including young men and women and elderly people, with beating, and kicking, and heavy firing of live ammunition and teargas canisters. video
Local sources said that dozens of Palestinian youths were arrested, while others injured by beating with batons and rifle butts. Eyewitnesses reported seeing worshipers bleeding from their heads and faces.
They added that the PA security forces further confiscated the Hamas flags and loudspeakers used by the demonstrators.
The PIC reporter said that the PA security forces, who were deployed in large numbers in al-Khalil and Nablus during Friday prayer, attacked the demonstrators, including young men and women and elderly people, with beating, and kicking, and heavy firing of live ammunition and teargas canisters. video
Local sources said that dozens of Palestinian youths were arrested, while others injured by beating with batons and rifle butts. Eyewitnesses reported seeing worshipers bleeding from their heads and faces.
They added that the PA security forces further confiscated the Hamas flags and loudspeakers used by the demonstrators.
12 dec 2018
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is strongly concerned over the torture practiced against two arrestees by the security services in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during their detention.
PCHR calls upon the Attorney General to investigate seriously both crimes and publish the investigation results in public in addition to holding those involved accountable and bringing them to fair trials, ensuring civilians in the detention facilities not being subject to bodily harm.
According to PCHR’s investigations, Suha Badran Jbarah (31), from Termes’aya village in Ramallah, was subject to torture and degrading treatment during her detention in Jericho.
As a result, she declared hunger strike, which started on 22 November 2018 and still on, in protest against her detention circumstances and being subject to torture.
A joint force of intelligence service, preventive security and police arrested Jbarah, who is a mother of 3 children, after raiding her house in the afternoon on 03 November 2018.
She was then taken to the Intelligence Service headquarter in al-Balou’ah area in Ramallah before being referred to Jericho Prison in the midnight when she was discharged from the hospital, to which she was referred in Ramallah after directly arresting her because she was traumatized and her heartbeats increased, noting that she suffers from heart problems.
Badran Jbarah, the father of Suha, said to PCHR’s fieldworker that his daughter was taken handcuffed and accompanied only with male soldiers to the security service headquarter in Jericho.
She underwent investigations as soon as she arrived for 72 hours consecutively, during which she was deprived of sleeping and beaten at the upper back and chest.
She was also accused of “transferring money to families of prisoners and martyrs affiliated with Hamas Movement and collaborating with the Israel.”
Badran also said that the interrogators claimed that they have photos of her in inappropriate positions with a man and threatened to publish them in case she did not confess and to arrest her father and brother.
He added that they showed her prisoners who were subject to torture in order to terrorize her, rendering her in a state of spasm. Badran also said that his daughter told him when he visited her in the prison on 10 November that she was forced to refuse a request to meet lawyers and threatened of not being ever able to see her children all her life.
He added that he saw torture marks on her body. On 22 November, Jbarah went on an open hunger strike, protesting against the circumstances of her detention and being subject to torture.
She was immediately taken to the hospital before being referred to solitary confinement, punishing her for her strike.
On the other hand, on 06 December 2018, Hisham Darwish Matter (46), from Khan Younis, who has been arrested for 3 years and sentenced to 10 years in prison for undermining the revolutionary unity (communicating with Ramallah) was severely beaten up by the police officers in Asdaa’ Prison in western Khan Younis, including beating on his bare feet (falaka) and on head.
As a result, symptoms of a clot appeared on him and he was so taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment.
According to his testimony to PCHR’s lawyer, Matter said that he argued with a police officer in Asdaa’ Prison in western Khan Younis, so the officer brought other officers who entered the room and started severely beating him.
Matter also said to PCHR’s lawyer that he was punched and beaten with a plastic hose throughout his body in addition to being stonrlgy hit on his head; due to this he lost balance and fell on the ground unable to move.
He was then detained in a single cell where his health condition deteriorated and he had trouble in speaking while his left hand paralyzed.
Thus, they suspected he was having astroke, so he was taken to Dar al-Salam Hosptial in Khan Younis and underwent tests to be then referred to Naser Hospital in Khan Younis and be under observation for 48 hours.
He was then taken back to the prison. PCHR’s lawyer, who visited him in the prison, emphasized that he recongnized the prisoner was unable to move his left hand and lost feeling in it. he added that the prisoner’s hand was bandaged to the shoulder and he could not move his left leg.
PCHR stresses that the Palestinian security services continue to practice torture and degrading treatment in the prisons and detention facilities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Thus, PCHR:
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PCHR calls upon the Attorney General to investigate seriously both crimes and publish the investigation results in public in addition to holding those involved accountable and bringing them to fair trials, ensuring civilians in the detention facilities not being subject to bodily harm.
According to PCHR’s investigations, Suha Badran Jbarah (31), from Termes’aya village in Ramallah, was subject to torture and degrading treatment during her detention in Jericho.
As a result, she declared hunger strike, which started on 22 November 2018 and still on, in protest against her detention circumstances and being subject to torture.
A joint force of intelligence service, preventive security and police arrested Jbarah, who is a mother of 3 children, after raiding her house in the afternoon on 03 November 2018.
She was then taken to the Intelligence Service headquarter in al-Balou’ah area in Ramallah before being referred to Jericho Prison in the midnight when she was discharged from the hospital, to which she was referred in Ramallah after directly arresting her because she was traumatized and her heartbeats increased, noting that she suffers from heart problems.
Badran Jbarah, the father of Suha, said to PCHR’s fieldworker that his daughter was taken handcuffed and accompanied only with male soldiers to the security service headquarter in Jericho.
She underwent investigations as soon as she arrived for 72 hours consecutively, during which she was deprived of sleeping and beaten at the upper back and chest.
She was also accused of “transferring money to families of prisoners and martyrs affiliated with Hamas Movement and collaborating with the Israel.”
Badran also said that the interrogators claimed that they have photos of her in inappropriate positions with a man and threatened to publish them in case she did not confess and to arrest her father and brother.
He added that they showed her prisoners who were subject to torture in order to terrorize her, rendering her in a state of spasm. Badran also said that his daughter told him when he visited her in the prison on 10 November that she was forced to refuse a request to meet lawyers and threatened of not being ever able to see her children all her life.
He added that he saw torture marks on her body. On 22 November, Jbarah went on an open hunger strike, protesting against the circumstances of her detention and being subject to torture.
She was immediately taken to the hospital before being referred to solitary confinement, punishing her for her strike.
On the other hand, on 06 December 2018, Hisham Darwish Matter (46), from Khan Younis, who has been arrested for 3 years and sentenced to 10 years in prison for undermining the revolutionary unity (communicating with Ramallah) was severely beaten up by the police officers in Asdaa’ Prison in western Khan Younis, including beating on his bare feet (falaka) and on head.
As a result, symptoms of a clot appeared on him and he was so taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment.
According to his testimony to PCHR’s lawyer, Matter said that he argued with a police officer in Asdaa’ Prison in western Khan Younis, so the officer brought other officers who entered the room and started severely beating him.
Matter also said to PCHR’s lawyer that he was punched and beaten with a plastic hose throughout his body in addition to being stonrlgy hit on his head; due to this he lost balance and fell on the ground unable to move.
He was then detained in a single cell where his health condition deteriorated and he had trouble in speaking while his left hand paralyzed.
Thus, they suspected he was having astroke, so he was taken to Dar al-Salam Hosptial in Khan Younis and underwent tests to be then referred to Naser Hospital in Khan Younis and be under observation for 48 hours.
He was then taken back to the prison. PCHR’s lawyer, who visited him in the prison, emphasized that he recongnized the prisoner was unable to move his left hand and lost feeling in it. he added that the prisoner’s hand was bandaged to the shoulder and he could not move his left leg.
PCHR stresses that the Palestinian security services continue to practice torture and degrading treatment in the prisons and detention facilities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Thus, PCHR:
- Calls upon the Attorney General to investigate seriously both torture crimes against Jbarah and Matter, publish the result in public and hold those involved accountable and bringing them to fair trials.
- Calls upon the Attorney General, Judiciary and Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to fulfill their responsibilities of overseeing the prisons and detention facilities according to Articles (10) and (11) of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centers’ Law no. 6/1998, because many complaints were filed by civilians for being subject to torture there.
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1 dec 2018
The PA forces arrested Saturday morning two Palestinians over their political affiliation, while continuing to detain dozens others including hunger strikers.
In al-Khalil, PA Preventive Security Service arrested the spokesman for Hizb ut-Tahrir d. Musab Abu Arkoub after breaking into his home.
The ex-prisoner Muntasar Haroub was also detained few days ago.
Meanwhile, the political prisoner Emad Jadallah was transferred to hospital after his health deterioration in PA investigation center.
PA Intelligence Services extended the detention of political prisoner Nadim Sabarna for days without trial.
On the other hand, the injured ex-prisoner Luay al-Jarih continued his hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day in protest against his political detention.
In al-Khalil, PA Preventive Security Service arrested the spokesman for Hizb ut-Tahrir d. Musab Abu Arkoub after breaking into his home.
The ex-prisoner Muntasar Haroub was also detained few days ago.
Meanwhile, the political prisoner Emad Jadallah was transferred to hospital after his health deterioration in PA investigation center.
PA Intelligence Services extended the detention of political prisoner Nadim Sabarna for days without trial.
On the other hand, the injured ex-prisoner Luay al-Jarih continued his hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day in protest against his political detention.
Suhaib, son of Suha Jabara
A protest sit-in will be organized on Saturday afternoon in Ramallah to demand the release of political detainee Suha Jabara, a mother of three kids, from a Palestinian Authority (PA) jail.
According to a family source, the sit-in will take place in Manarah Square in Ramallah city to demand Jabara’s release and to express solidarity with her.
The PA security forces refuse to release Jabara from Jerich jail despite her hunger strike and her poor health condition.
Several news reports affirmed the exposure of the detainee to torture by PA interrogators in the notorious jail of Jericho.
Jabara was kidnapped at dawn by PA preventive security forces from her home in Turmusayya town, north of Ramallah, in front of her family and children on November 3.
The PA security justified her detention at the time by saying she was arrested for providing assistance for families of martyrs and the wounded.
A protest sit-in will be organized on Saturday afternoon in Ramallah to demand the release of political detainee Suha Jabara, a mother of three kids, from a Palestinian Authority (PA) jail.
According to a family source, the sit-in will take place in Manarah Square in Ramallah city to demand Jabara’s release and to express solidarity with her.
The PA security forces refuse to release Jabara from Jerich jail despite her hunger strike and her poor health condition.
Several news reports affirmed the exposure of the detainee to torture by PA interrogators in the notorious jail of Jericho.
Jabara was kidnapped at dawn by PA preventive security forces from her home in Turmusayya town, north of Ramallah, in front of her family and children on November 3.
The PA security justified her detention at the time by saying she was arrested for providing assistance for families of martyrs and the wounded.
26 nov 2018
The health condition of Palestinian woman Suha Jabara has taken a turn for the worse after 23 days of mistreatment in Palestinian Authority (PA) detention centers.
Suha’s family said her health status has remarkably gone down, adding that Suha has become on the verge of death owing to the harsh torture she has been made to endure at the PA-run Jericho lock-up.
The detainee has also been on an open-ended hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day to protest her mistreatment and arbitrary detention.
Suha’s relatives said the PA prosecution has accused her of assisting families of slain and jailed Palestinians.
A PA court adjourned Suha’s trial for another 15 days pending investigation procedures. Her family raised concerns that the arbitrary extension of her remand would lead to worse health conditions.
Suha’s family said her health status has remarkably gone down, adding that Suha has become on the verge of death owing to the harsh torture she has been made to endure at the PA-run Jericho lock-up.
The detainee has also been on an open-ended hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day to protest her mistreatment and arbitrary detention.
Suha’s relatives said the PA prosecution has accused her of assisting families of slain and jailed Palestinians.
A PA court adjourned Suha’s trial for another 15 days pending investigation procedures. Her family raised concerns that the arbitrary extension of her remand would lead to worse health conditions.
25 nov 2018
Palestinian woman Suha Jabara was transferred to a hospital in Jericho as a result of harsh torture and investigation in the Palestinian Authority (PA) prisons.
Local sources quoted the family’s lawyer as stating that Suha’s health condition has deteriorated owing to the mistreatment and torture she has been subjected to in PA cells, where she has also been on a hunger strike to protest her arbitrary detention.
Her family said the PA prosecution has accused Suha of assisting families of slain and jailed Palestinians.
The PA court adjourned Suha’s trial for another 15 days pending investigation procedures. Her family raised concerns that the arbitrary extension of her remand would lead to worse health conditions.
Local sources quoted the family’s lawyer as stating that Suha’s health condition has deteriorated owing to the mistreatment and torture she has been subjected to in PA cells, where she has also been on a hunger strike to protest her arbitrary detention.
Her family said the PA prosecution has accused Suha of assisting families of slain and jailed Palestinians.
The PA court adjourned Suha’s trial for another 15 days pending investigation procedures. Her family raised concerns that the arbitrary extension of her remand would lead to worse health conditions.
24 nov 2018
A Palestinian Authority (PA) court in Jericho city has accepted an indictment filed against Suha Jabara, a mother of three children, who are reportedly exposed to torture by interrogators in Jericho jail.
The indictment includes an accusation of providing assistance to Palestinian families of prisoners and martyrs.
The family of Jabara appealed to the PA to end her detention, which affected the lives of her children and their educational attainment.
As part of their security cooperation, the PA and Israeli security forces launch arrest campaigns against citizens who provide help for relatives of prisoners and martyrs in the occupied West Bank.
The indictment includes an accusation of providing assistance to Palestinian families of prisoners and martyrs.
The family of Jabara appealed to the PA to end her detention, which affected the lives of her children and their educational attainment.
As part of their security cooperation, the PA and Israeli security forces launch arrest campaigns against citizens who provide help for relatives of prisoners and martyrs in the occupied West Bank.
22 nov 2018
Palestinian prisoner Suha Jabara are still exposed to torture and abuse by interrogators from the Palestinian Authority (PA) security agencies in Jericho jail, according to a family source.
Jabara, a mother of three children, was kidnapped from her home in Ramallah about 20 days ago by the PA preventive security apparatus and transferred to the notorious jail of Jericho with no legal grounds.
Jabara are also denied access to a lawyer until this moment, according to a family source.
Jabara, a mother of three children, was kidnapped from her home in Ramallah about 20 days ago by the PA preventive security apparatus and transferred to the notorious jail of Jericho with no legal grounds.
Jabara are also denied access to a lawyer until this moment, according to a family source.
