Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is a network of organizers and activists, based in North America, working to build solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for freedom. We work to raise awareness and provide resources about Palestinian political prisoners, their conditions, their demands, and their work for freedom for themselves, their fellow prisoners, and their homeland. We also work to organize campaigns to make political change and advocate for Palestinian prisoners’ rights and freedoms. Learn more....
Statement No. 7 of the Strike Leadership
4 days ago
Statement No. 7 by the Prisoners’ leadership was released Sunday, May 13, 2012: Statement issued by the Central Committee of the Leadership of the Strike Statement No. 7 We have only two options: to achieve all of our demands, or to die Free Palestinian people, masses of our nation, free people of the world…. We [...]
Global day of action May 17 for Palestinian political prisoners
4 days ago
From the Popular Struggle Coordinating Committee and the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC): Their Fate is in Our Hands May 17th: 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails Coming Thursday, May 17, will mark a month to the hunger strike, with over 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails participating in it. As Israel refuses to accept the [...]
Statement No. 6 of the Strike Leadership
5 days ago
The following statement was released on May 12, 2012: Statement No. 6 The Central Committee of the Leadership of the Strike To our Palestinian people… We salute the popular anger and involvement in all of the streets and alleys in the homeland in support of our hunger and our just and human demands in the [...]
Statement No. 5 of Strike Leadership
5 days ago
The following statement was issued early Friday morning, May 11, by the leadership of the hunger strikers in prisons, following their negotiations with IPS officials: Statement No. 5 Issued by the Central Committee of the Leadership of the Strike To the masses of the Palestinian people….you are free before our nation…you are free before the [...]
Palestinian youth block UN building to demand action for prisoners
1 week ago
Protests, starting in Ramallah and extending to Amman and Geneva, blocked UN offices today, May 9, in calls for the UN to take action to protect the lives of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. The protests were organized by Palestinians for Dignity, a Palestinian youth organization. A Twitter campaign was launched to support the protesters [...]
70 Days for Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh as their appeal is rejected – take action for 2500 prisoners on hunger strike!
1 week ago
As Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh enter their 70th day of hunger strike, the Israeli occupation courts have rejected their appeal, refusing to free them from administrative detention where they remain without charge or trial, subject to secret evidence and secret allegations. Today also marks the 20th day of the open hunger strike of now more [...]
Statement No. 4 of the Hunger Strikers’ Leadership
1 week ago
Statement No. 4 by the Higher Committee of the Leadership of the Strike We vow to live with dignity or die – to our steadfast Palestinian people… We are in a dangerous and sensitive situation, and run the risk of losing our lives for our dignity. Nevertheless, we will not end our strike without achieving [...]
“Their fate is in our hands” – a call to action for the striking prisoners by Khader Adnan
2 weeks ago
Khader Adnan writes in gratitude for the support he was given while on hunger-strike and calls for solidarity with the prisoners: Click here to send a letter of protest to Israeli authorities demanding the implementation of the prisoners’ demands In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Praise be to Allah, and peace and [...]
May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners!
2 weeks ago
This call to action has come from the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign: The Palestinian political prisoners have become a symbol of steadfastness and unbreakable determination to stand up for freedom and justice. Counting on nothing more than their own imprisoned bodies and their free spirits, their hunger strikes have already been able to raise [...]
Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh’s court hearing: Ruling postponed on their 66th day of hunger strike
2 weeks ago
The scheduled ruling of the Israeli Supreme Court on the appeal of hunger striking administrative detainees Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab was delayed “until further notice” today, Thursday, May 3, as Halahleh and Diab enter their 66th day of hunger strike. Halahleh and Diab are now tied with Khader Adnan in engaging in the longest-lasting [...]
