31 dec 2018
Despite her worsening health condition, the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces persist in detaining Suha Jabara, a mother of three children, for the 58th consecutive day.
A family source told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the health condition of Jabara reached a life-threatening stage due to her hunger strike and exposure to continual torture at the hands of PA officers.
Jabara is being held with no guilt, while the PA preventive security apparatus blatantly accusing her of providing help for the impoverished families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners.
Jabara was kidnapped from her home in Ramallah over a month ago by the PA preventive security apparatus and transferred to the notorious jail of Jericho.
A family source told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the health condition of Jabara reached a life-threatening stage due to her hunger strike and exposure to continual torture at the hands of PA officers.
Jabara is being held with no guilt, while the PA preventive security apparatus blatantly accusing her of providing help for the impoverished families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners.
Jabara was kidnapped from her home in Ramallah over a month ago by the PA preventive security apparatus and transferred to the notorious jail of Jericho.
27 dec 2018
Suha Jabara with her three children
Despite her worsening health condition, the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces persist in detaining Suha Jabara, a mother of three children, for the 54th consecutive day.
A family source told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the health condition of Jabara reached a life-threatening stage during to her hunger strike and exposure to continual torture at the hands of PA officers.
Jabara is being held with no guilt, while the PA preventive security apparatus blatantly says she is in detention for providing help for families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners.
Jabara was kidnapped from her home in Ramallah over a month ago by the PA preventive security apparatus and transferred to the notorious jail of Jericho.
Despite her worsening health condition, the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces persist in detaining Suha Jabara, a mother of three children, for the 54th consecutive day.
A family source told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the health condition of Jabara reached a life-threatening stage during to her hunger strike and exposure to continual torture at the hands of PA officers.
Jabara is being held with no guilt, while the PA preventive security apparatus blatantly says she is in detention for providing help for families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners.
Jabara was kidnapped from her home in Ramallah over a month ago by the PA preventive security apparatus and transferred to the notorious jail of Jericho.
23 dec 2018
The health condition of Palestinian woman Suha Jabara has taken a turn for the worse after weeks of mistreatment in Palestinian Authority (PA) detention centers.
Suha’s family said she has become on the verge of death owing to the harsh torture she has been made to endure during investigation and all the way through her hunger strike at the PA-run lock-up.
Suha’s relatives said the PA prosecution has accused her of assisting families of slain and jailed Palestinians.
Suha’s family said she has become on the verge of death owing to the harsh torture she has been made to endure during investigation and all the way through her hunger strike at the PA-run lock-up.
Suha’s relatives said the PA prosecution has accused her of assisting families of slain and jailed Palestinians.
21 dec 2018
Lawyer of the Palestinian detainee in the Palestinian Authority (PA) prisons Suha Jbara, Muhannad Karaja, on Friday said that Jbara's health condition is worsening.
Karaja said in a Facebook post that Jbara, who is currently held at Jericho Hospital, is set to be transferred to al-Najah Hospital in Nablus due to the serious deterioration in her health.
Badran Jbara, Suha's father, told the PIC that his daughter is suffering from internal bleeding and her life is at stake.
A mother of three, Jbara, who has an American and Panamanian citizenship, had been on hunger strike for over 20 days and suspended it on condition of having a fair trial.
The PA security forces arrested Jbara, 31, on 3 November during a violent raid on her home in Ramallah on charges of collecting money in illegal ways to support the families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners.
Karaja said in a Facebook post that Jbara, who is currently held at Jericho Hospital, is set to be transferred to al-Najah Hospital in Nablus due to the serious deterioration in her health.
Badran Jbara, Suha's father, told the PIC that his daughter is suffering from internal bleeding and her life is at stake.
A mother of three, Jbara, who has an American and Panamanian citizenship, had been on hunger strike for over 20 days and suspended it on condition of having a fair trial.
The PA security forces arrested Jbara, 31, on 3 November during a violent raid on her home in Ramallah on charges of collecting money in illegal ways to support the families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces over the past week have summoned and arrested hundreds of Hamas-affiliated activists.
Human rights sources told the PIC reporter that the PA campaign, which followed the recent wave of anti-occupation operations in the West Bank, is the most intense and most violent in years.
The sources said that some prisoners were released after two or three days of detention, while dozens are still held in the PA lock-ups.
Nearly 300 Palestinians have been summoned or arrested by the PA security forces over the past few days, according to the same sources.
Human rights sources told the PIC reporter that the PA campaign, which followed the recent wave of anti-occupation operations in the West Bank, is the most intense and most violent in years.
The sources said that some prisoners were released after two or three days of detention, while dozens are still held in the PA lock-ups.
Nearly 300 Palestinians have been summoned or arrested by the PA security forces over the past few days, according to the same sources.
18 dec 2018
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor strongly condemned the repressive practices by the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security services against peaceful protests, saying such policies are deeply concerning.
Euro-Med said the PA’s reaction to protests is no less than a serious failure to abide by the international laws and treaties ratified by the PA.
Incidents of abuse and excessive use of force against protesters by the security services have been documented by Euro-Med’s team. The security services have cracked down on several demonstrations taking place on Friday afternoon in different cities of the West Bank, added the non-profit watchdog.
One of the incidents cited by Euro-Med was that of Jamil Karama, who was beaten during a demonstration in al-Khalil by the security services on the head and face and other parts of the body while his wife was trying to stand in between.
A number of journalists filming the incident were also assaulted. Malik Jbari, a photographer, said he was beaten and arrested by the Palestinian security for hours after confiscating his phone for filming the attack on Jamil Karama and his wife.
Journalist Abdul Karim Msaytef was also arrested after he documented the security services’ attack on a demonstration in Ramallah, while youths threw stones at security guards preventing them from reaching the PA headquarters.
According to another testimony by journalist Assem Shenar, the security services in Nablus opened fire at Hisham Beshkar at the city’s roundabout, and armed men disguised in civilian clothing chased him, and then fired at journalist Shenar as well while he was documenting the incident.
Several demonstrations were staged in different cities of the West Bank following calls to express their opposition to the Israeli occupation. Hamas, the PA's rival, also called on its supporters to take part in demonstrations commemorating its founding yesterday.
Despite the conflicting narratives of the organizers of the demonstrations and the Palestinian Authority officials regarding the events, eyewitnesses said the security forces had been pre-equipped to rally near the locations of the demonstrations with sticks and weapons, especially in al-Khalil. The security forces also dressed in civilian clothes in the demonstration taking place in Nablus.
“The testimonies we have gathered and the videos we collected show no sign of protesters starting to assault the security services. But even if that did happen, the inhumane and brutal beating by the security men cannot be justified,” said Sarah Pritchett, Euro-Med’s spokeswoman.
Testimonies and videotapes also show the security services’ excessive use of force against protesters, violating their right to peaceful assembly. This use of force was indiscriminate, disproportionate and deliberate.
Khawla Alian was injured while participating in a June 13 demonstration in Ramallah that demanded the PA’s lifting of sanctions on Gaza. In the demonstration, masked members of the security services threw a sound bomb under her feet, resulting in a deep injury.
Mu'tasim Hamid and Mohammed Majid Hassan were also beaten after participating in the same demonstration. Members of the General Intelligence Service detained Hasan until dawn the next day and interrogated him about the reasons for his participation in the demonstration.
Suha Badran Dar Jbara has been held since November 3 in Jericho’s Central Prison until today. She was on an open hunger strike on November 22 in protest of her bad conditions.
Jbara's father said he was able to visit his daughter, who was clearly tortured. She was beaten with sticks on her hands and feet, deprived of sleep for three days in a row. Jbara said his daughter told him during the visit that the interrogators were making her watch some of the young detainees being tortured and that she could not sleep because of that.
An urgent investigation should start into these horrible incidents, said Sarah Pritchett, calling on the Palestinian Authority to stop arbitrary arrests, torture, and to immediately release the detainees on political grounds and to ensure the protection of Palestinians’ public freedoms, including their right to peaceful assembly.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called on the Palestinian Authority to stop all forms of torture in its prisons and to abide by the guarantees of fair trials.
Euro-Med said the PA’s reaction to protests is no less than a serious failure to abide by the international laws and treaties ratified by the PA.
Incidents of abuse and excessive use of force against protesters by the security services have been documented by Euro-Med’s team. The security services have cracked down on several demonstrations taking place on Friday afternoon in different cities of the West Bank, added the non-profit watchdog.
One of the incidents cited by Euro-Med was that of Jamil Karama, who was beaten during a demonstration in al-Khalil by the security services on the head and face and other parts of the body while his wife was trying to stand in between.
A number of journalists filming the incident were also assaulted. Malik Jbari, a photographer, said he was beaten and arrested by the Palestinian security for hours after confiscating his phone for filming the attack on Jamil Karama and his wife.
Journalist Abdul Karim Msaytef was also arrested after he documented the security services’ attack on a demonstration in Ramallah, while youths threw stones at security guards preventing them from reaching the PA headquarters.
According to another testimony by journalist Assem Shenar, the security services in Nablus opened fire at Hisham Beshkar at the city’s roundabout, and armed men disguised in civilian clothing chased him, and then fired at journalist Shenar as well while he was documenting the incident.
Several demonstrations were staged in different cities of the West Bank following calls to express their opposition to the Israeli occupation. Hamas, the PA's rival, also called on its supporters to take part in demonstrations commemorating its founding yesterday.
Despite the conflicting narratives of the organizers of the demonstrations and the Palestinian Authority officials regarding the events, eyewitnesses said the security forces had been pre-equipped to rally near the locations of the demonstrations with sticks and weapons, especially in al-Khalil. The security forces also dressed in civilian clothes in the demonstration taking place in Nablus.
“The testimonies we have gathered and the videos we collected show no sign of protesters starting to assault the security services. But even if that did happen, the inhumane and brutal beating by the security men cannot be justified,” said Sarah Pritchett, Euro-Med’s spokeswoman.
Testimonies and videotapes also show the security services’ excessive use of force against protesters, violating their right to peaceful assembly. This use of force was indiscriminate, disproportionate and deliberate.
Khawla Alian was injured while participating in a June 13 demonstration in Ramallah that demanded the PA’s lifting of sanctions on Gaza. In the demonstration, masked members of the security services threw a sound bomb under her feet, resulting in a deep injury.
Mu'tasim Hamid and Mohammed Majid Hassan were also beaten after participating in the same demonstration. Members of the General Intelligence Service detained Hasan until dawn the next day and interrogated him about the reasons for his participation in the demonstration.
Suha Badran Dar Jbara has been held since November 3 in Jericho’s Central Prison until today. She was on an open hunger strike on November 22 in protest of her bad conditions.
Jbara's father said he was able to visit his daughter, who was clearly tortured. She was beaten with sticks on her hands and feet, deprived of sleep for three days in a row. Jbara said his daughter told him during the visit that the interrogators were making her watch some of the young detainees being tortured and that she could not sleep because of that.
An urgent investigation should start into these horrible incidents, said Sarah Pritchett, calling on the Palestinian Authority to stop arbitrary arrests, torture, and to immediately release the detainees on political grounds and to ensure the protection of Palestinians’ public freedoms, including their right to peaceful assembly.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called on the Palestinian Authority to stop all forms of torture in its prisons and to abide by the guarantees of fair trials.
