Thousands of Palestinian prisoners begin #hunger_strike
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A Palestinian protestor holds a photo of loved-ones detained in Israeli jails during a demonstration in Gaza City in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike on May 5, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Mohammed Abed)
More than 5,000 Palestinian prisoners started an open-ended hunger strike on Thursday, a Palestinian official told Ma’an news agency, in solidarity with detainees held in administrative detention by Israeli authorities. Palestinian Authority Minister of Detainees Issa Qaraqe said that the prisoners were calling on #Israel to end the practice of administrative detention, in which prisoners - majoritarily Palestinians - can be detained indefinitely without charge or trial. At least three hunger strike leaders have already been placed in solitary (...)