Monday, 8 February 11:00 am – 3:00 pm EST (10:00 am – 2:00 pm CST) Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1055960941127415/ Organized by American Muslims for Palestine The American Muslims for Palestine, a national education and advocacy organization, today is calling for a national call-in day on behalf of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeeq, 33. Mr. al-Qeeq is in a “struggle […]

By Friday, January 29, Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeq had spent 66-days on hunger strike in Israeli jails. Just before he fell into his third coma, a day earlier, he sent a public message through his lawyers, the gist of which was: freedom or death. Al-Qeq is 33-years of age, married and a father of two. […]

RAMALLAH, (PIC)- Palestinian detainee Muhammad al-Qeiq refused an Israeli offer to release him on May 1 in return for suspending his hunger strike, the Prisoners’ Committee said Sunday. According to the Prisoners’ and Ex-prisoners’ Committee the Israeli offer was put forward to the Palestinian MK Osama al-Saadi and lawyer Ashraf Abu Esneineh overnight Saturday after al-Qeiq’s […]

New Yorkers protested outside the offices of G4S on Friday, 5 February, calling for the immediate release of Palestinian hunger-striking journalist Mohameed al-Qeeq from Israeli prisons, and an end to the security corporation’s dealings with the Israeli repressive state apparatus. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network organized its weekly protest outside the offices of G4S, where […]

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 […]