Palestinian Prisoner Enters Day 100 in Hunger Strike
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Akram Rikhawi, a Palestinian political prisoner from the Gaza Strip, has been fasting for 99 days prior to the start of Ramadan.
Rikhawi was arrested on June 7th 2004 and began his hunger strike on April 12th in protest of "Israeli" Prison Service's neglect of his serious medical condition.
"Addameer" prisoner's rights group, reported that Rikhawi suffers from asthma, immune deficiency and diabetes, in addition to the complications resulting from his prolonged detainment and fast. He has recently lost feeling in his left hand and leg. Doctors reported that Rikhawi is at immediate risk of death.
Rikhawi's case typifies that of many other Palestinians held under ‘administrative detention', which ultimately amounts to indefinite imprisonment without trial is a breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention under international law.
For "Israel", a media blackout is ideal. In addition, preventing a hunger strikers' death is critical for the government, as the public uproar would cause infinite repercussions to its already tarnished international image.
In recent months, prisoners have undergone a series of hunger strikes to reject the inhumane treatment of prisoners held in "Israeli" detention centers.
Source: news agencies, edited by moqawama.org
Akram Rikhawi, a Palestinian political prisoner from the Gaza Strip, has been fasting for 99 days prior to the start of Ramadan.
Rikhawi was arrested on June 7th 2004 and began his hunger strike on April 12th in protest of "Israeli" Prison Service's neglect of his serious medical condition.
"Addameer" prisoner's rights group, reported that Rikhawi suffers from asthma, immune deficiency and diabetes, in addition to the complications resulting from his prolonged detainment and fast. He has recently lost feeling in his left hand and leg. Doctors reported that Rikhawi is at immediate risk of death.
Rikhawi's case typifies that of many other Palestinians held under ‘administrative detention', which ultimately amounts to indefinite imprisonment without trial is a breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention under international law.
For "Israel", a media blackout is ideal. In addition, preventing a hunger strikers' death is critical for the government, as the public uproar would cause infinite repercussions to its already tarnished international image.
In recent months, prisoners have undergone a series of hunger strikes to reject the inhumane treatment of prisoners held in "Israeli" detention centers.
Source: news agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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