BETHLEHEM (Ma’an ) – The wife of hunger-striking Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq said Friday that her husband’s health had continued to deteriorate and he was no longer responsive to visitors.Fayhaa Shalash, a journalist herself, told Ma’an that al-Qiq’s health had shown a decline since Thursday when she said he had still been responsive.Shalash expressed her concerns […]

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the detention without trial of a Palestinian journalist who has been on hunger strike for more than two months, but he cannot leave hospital without permission. Al-Qiq’s family called the suspension of his detention a murder and an execution under the pretext of medical treatment and a way to […]

New Yorkers took to the streets on Jan. 22 and again on Jan. 29 to protest the complicity of the G4S corporation in Israel’s imprisonment, torture and oppression of Palestinians, and to call for freedom for imprisoned Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeeq. January 29 was al-Qeeq’s 66th day of hunger strike. He is now shackled to […]

Hunger-striking imprisoned Palestinian journalist Mohammad Al-Qeeq has rejected the “suspension” of his administrative detention order by the Israeli Supreme Court due to his severe health crisis. He remains captive, under Israeli custody, and forbidden from moving to a Palestinian or other hospital. Al-Qeeq, 33, has announced that he rejects this action, as he is demanding […]

Agence France Presse OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme Court Thursday suspended the detention without trial of a Palestinian journalist who has been on hunger strike for more than two months, but he cannot leave hospital without permission. Mohammed al-Qiq, 33, was said to be on hunger strike for 72 days to protest being held under Israel’s […]

JERUSALEM (AFP) – Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq will keep up his hunger strike despite Israel’s suspension of a detention without trial order against him, his lawyer said on Friday. The 33-year-old television reporter, who still cannot leave hospital without permission, is “determined to continue his fast until he is freed,” Jawad Boulos told AFP. Israel’s Supreme Court […]

GAZA, (PIC)- During the cold spells every winter, the freed prisoner Fatima Al-Zak sadly remembers the female prisoners in the Israeli jails who had never been warm during that cold season. Fatima had endured the freezing cold in the Israeli dungeons for more than 6 years, which led her to suffer from chronic diseases. Difficult conditions […]

Ashraf Shannon Press TV, Gaza The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has held a conference in the besieged Gaza Strip to support journalist Mohammed al-Qiq who has been refusing food for over 70 days in an Israeli jail. The renowned Palestinian human rights organization is calling for urgent international intervention to end the plight of […]

Hunger-striking Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeeq is facing a severe risk of stroke, warned his lawyer Ashraf Abu Sneineh on 2 February. He has lost a massive amount of weight, and there is evidence of damage to internal organs of his body, Abu Sneineh said. Al-Qeeq, 33, is a Palestinian journalist, a correspondent for Al-Majd channel, who […]

Two murals – one in Copenhagen, Denmark and one in Gaza City, Palestine – were unveiled this weekend in separate acts of artistic support for hunger-striking Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeeq, who has now been on hunger strike for 71 days, demanding his release from Israeli administrative detention without charge or trial. The Mohja Jerusalem Foundation […]