Three Palestinian political prisoners remain on hunger strike in Israeli detention. Addameer lawyer Mona Neddaf visited administrative detainee Samer Al-Barq in Ramleh prison medical clinic on 25 June. Samer is currently on his 38th day of hunger strike and his health is deteriorating. After launching his hunger strike on 15 April in protest of his ongoing administrative detention since November 2010, Samer ended his 30-day fast upon the conclusion of Palestinian prisoner’s mass hunger strike on 14 May under the agreement that renewals of administrative detention orders would be restricted. One week later, on 22 May, Samer’s administrative detention order was renewed for an additional three months. He immediately re-launched his hunger strike and told Ms. Neddaf that he will not break his hunger strike until there is an agreement reached for his release.
Ramallah, 28 June 2012 – Three Palestinian political prisoners remain on hunger strike in Israeli detention. Addameer lawyer Mona Neddaf visited administrative detainee Samer Al-Barq in Ramleh prison medical clinic on 25 June. Samer is currently on his 38th day of hunger strike and his health is deteriorating.