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Mohammed Al Qiq’s suspends second hunger strike

Mohammed Al Qiq, 34-year-old Palestinian journalist and political prisoner, made headlines last year with a hunger strike against his detention in 2016, which lasted 94 days. After calls from many human rights organisations, Al Qiq eventually made it out of prison alive. Rearrested On January 15th this year, Israeli occupation forces arrested Al Qiq again. They nabbed him while returning...

Life of Bilal Kayed, hunger striker in Israeli prison, hanging by a thread

Bilal Kayed, Palestinian political prisoner, has been on a courageous hunger strike since June 15. He started it on the day the Israelis placed him under administrative detention. This was actually the same day when his release was due, after serving 14 and a half years in the Israeli military prison system of the occupation. Allegedly, the reason for his...

Nothing is impossible to the Palestinian will: Samer Issawi in video interview

Finally, people around the world are getting a chance to see and hear the charismatic Palestinian hero Samer Issawi speaking about his historical hunger strike in an in-depth video interview. This precious chance to meet the champion of the longest hunger strike in human history, that lasted for 277 days, was given to us by SAIA UTM (Students Against Israeli...

G.C.P.P.P congratulates Samer Issawi on his victory

  The Global Campaign for Palestinian Political Prisoners warmly congratulates Samer Issawi on his victory over the Zionist oppressors, against whom he waged the longest hunger strike in recorded human history in order to secure his release.   The struggle waged by Samer Issawi is of historic proportions, not only due to its record length, but also by the charismatic...