[Pnews] Palestinian prisoners' movement leaders in the first ranks of hunger strikers

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https://samidoun.net/2019/04/palestinian-prisoners-movement-leaders-in-the-first-ranks-of-hunger-strikers/ 



  Palestinian prisoners' movement leaders in the first ranks of hunger
  strikers

April 8, 2019
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Palestinian prisoners’ movement leaders are among the first of hundreds 
of Palestinian prisoners to launch a hunger strike against Israeli 
repression on Monday, 8 April. The strike, the Battle of Dignity/Karameh 
2 
<https://samidoun.net/2019/04/breaking-news-palestinian-prisoners-launch-collective-hunger-strike-to-demand-justice-and-dignity/>, 
is demanding access to public telephones, restoration of family visits 
and an end to the harsh repression that has targeted Palestinian 
prisoners especially in the past months.

The prisoners’ strike is expected to escalate in the coming days, with 
hundreds more joining the strike tomorrow, 9 April, and even more 
joining on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. Among the initial 
strikers are:

  * Mohammed Arman, 40, from Ramallah, serving a 36-year sentence. He is
    the representative of Hamas prisoners and held in Ramon prison.
  * Zaid Bseiso, 41, from Tulkarem, sentenced to life plus 55 years. He
    is the representative of Islamic Jihad prisoners and held in Ramon
    prison.
  * Akram Abu Bakr, 41, from Tulkarem, sentenced to life. He is the
    representative of the Fateh prisoners and held in Nafha prison.
  * Wael al-Jaghoub, 43, from Nablus, sentenced to life. He is the
    representative of the prisoners of the Popular Front for the
    Liberation of Palestine and held in Ramon prison.
  * Hussein Derbas, 37, from Jerusalem, sentenced to 25 years. He is the
    representative of the prisoners of the Democratic Front for the
    Liberation of Palestine and held in Ramon prison.

In addition, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s prison 
branch issued a statement 
<http://pflp.ps/english/2019/04/08/battle-of-dignity-2-begins-statement-by-the-popular-front-for-the-liberation-of-palestine-in-the-occupation-prisons/> 
urging the broadest support for the strike and listing a number of PFLP 
prisoners who were among the initiators of the strike: “Kamil Abu 
Hanish, Hekmat Abdel-Jalil, Hisham Kaabi, Nidal Daghlis, Marcel Shtayyeh 
from Nablus, Khaled Halabi from Jerusalem, Mahmoud Abu Saba from 
Ramallah, Samer al-Qaisi from Dheisheh camp in Bethlehem. These are from 
the same group that were attacked and suppressed in Section 1 of Ramon 
prison a few days ago amid the burning of the section. In addition, the 
leader of the PFLP prison branch, Wael Jaghoub, announced that he will 
begin the battle of dignity early, two days ago.”

The statement noted that the PFLP prisoners are “mobilizing in all ranks 
of leaders and members” and said that the “prisoners of the four forces 
(Hamas, the two Fronts and Islamic Jihad) have decided to engage in this 
battle a gradual manner, beginning with the entry of hundreds of 
prisoners in the strike, and affirm that this battle will not stop until 
the prisoners obtain their demands.” It called for the broadest 
collective support for the prisoners’ struggle inside and outside 
Palestine, “emphasizing our unity in this decision to engage in the 
Battle of Dignity.”

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*Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network expresses its 
strongest support for the Palestinian prisoners’ movement as it launches 
this critical battle for dignity and justice. We urge people around the 
world to take action to support the prisoners’ strike and join their 
struggle. The Palestinian prisoners will not be isolated or left alone! 
International solidarity is critical to building support, attention and 
pressure to help them achieve their demands. *

Take Action!

*1) Organize or join an event or protest for the Palestinian prisoners. 
 From today, organize demonstrations, actions and events and join in the 
Prisoners’ Week of Action from 17 to 24 April 2019! *You can organize an 
info table, rally, solidarity hunger strike, protest or action to 
support the prisoners. If you are already holding an event about 
Palestine or social justice, include solidarity with the prisoners as 
part of your action. Send your events and reports to 
samidoun at samidoun.net <mailto:samidoun at samidoun.net>.

*2) Write letters and make phone calls to protest the violation of 
Palestinian prisoners’ rights.* Demand your government take action to 
stop supporting Israeli occupation or to pressure the Israeli state to 
end the policies of repression of Palestinian political prisoners.

Call during your country’s regular office hours:

• Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne: + 61 2 6277 7500
• Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland: +1-613-992-5234
• European Union Commissioner Federica Mogherini: +32 (0) 2 29 53516
• New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters: +64 4 439 8000
• United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt: +44 20 7008 1500
• United States President Donald Trump: 1-202-456-1111

*3) Boycott, Divest and Sanction. *Join the BDS campaign 
<http://bdsmovement.net/> to highlight the complicity of corporations 
like Hewlett-Packard <https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp> and the 
continuing involvement of G4S 
<http://samidoun.net/2016/12/g4s-sells-off-bulk-of-its-israeli-business-including-prison-operations-in-major-achievement-for-global-boycott-struggle/> in 
Israeli policing and prisons. Build a campaign to boycott Israeli goods, 
impose a military embargo on Israel, or organize around the academic and 
cultural boycott of Israel.

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