Detainees in the Negev on Hunger Strike

Thursday June 21, 2007 21:41 by IMEMC Staff

Palestinian sources reported on Thursday that Palestinian detainees imprisoned at the Israeli Negev Detention facility continued their hunger strike for the second day in protest to the decision of the prison administration to bar high school detained students from conducting their final exams which are slated for the end of the month.

Negev Detention Facility

The approximately 2000 detainees slammed this decision which violates the basic principle of human rights and the international laws and regulations.

Freed detainees Rakan Nayif Salahat,  who was only released two days ago after three years in the Negev detention, stated that the detainees decided to return all meals and will continue hold additional twp-day protest next week in addition to several other protest measures.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society issued a statement on Thursday addressing the Red Cross and other international human rights group to practice pressure on the Israeli authorities in order to cancel their illegal decision and stop their illegal assaults against the detainees.

The statement rejected the Israeli claims that this decision was made in order to “avoid any direct contact between Fateh and Hamas detainees”.

The Society also stated that all detainees are united regardless of the unfortunate events in the Gaza Strip and that they reject that these conflicts be transfer to the detention facilities since all detainees are facing the same Israeli aggression.  

Translated and Edited By Saed Bannoura - IMEMC 

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