Mistreatment of Palestinian Political Prisoners: A heart patient denied medical care, a female political prisoner placed with Israeli criminals

Palestinian political prisoner appeals to international community to save his life

Wednesday October 31, 2007 20:51 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC saed at imemc dot org

Khalil Moussa, a Palestinian being held by Israeli occupation forces as a prisoner of the occupation, has a heart disease that will soon cause his death without medical intervention.

The Israeli forces holding him in captivity recently transferred Moussa to the Hadareem facility, and since being transferred, his health situation has rapidly deteriorated.

The Israeli occupation government has thus far refused to provide Moussa with the necessary medical treatment, so he has appealed to international humanitarian organizations to intervene on his behalf to save his life.

Moussa is currently serving a 20-year sentence imposed by the Israeli occupying authorities. He has already served four years in solitary confinement amidst deplorable conditions.

He issued the appeal through a phone call with Thaeir Abu Bakr, a prison rights activist in Palestine.

In addition to his heart problem, Moussa has had three surgeries in his gallbladder and stomach. He also has suffered from mental problems since being held in solitary confinement.

A number of Palestinian prisoners being held by Israeli forces have died in captivity this year, after being denied access to proper medical treatment. Israeli authorities have come under fire from a number of international human rights groups due to their treatment of Palestinian prisoners of war.

Palestinian female political prisoner on hunger strike protesting isolation

[ 01/11/2007 - 10:25 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)--

Palestinian political prisoner, Amina Mona, has started a hunger strike five days ago in the Israeli occupation jail of Ramlah protesting her continued detention in solitary confinement.

Sima Anbas, in charge of Palestinian women political prisoners in the prisoners' center for research and studies, said on Wednesday that Mona decided to go on an open-ended hunger strike since last Sunday.

Mona is asking for her transfer from Ramlah to Talmund prison for political detainees, Anbas said.

She said that the prison administration held Mona in isolation near Jewish homicide criminals, making her the only one held in such conditions in violation of her rights in jail.

Anbas affirmed that Mona was experiencing very difficult incarceration due to worsening health condition and the administration's maltreatment. Jewish women criminals held next to Mona's cell and always call her bad names and continue to pester her, which badly affected her psychological condition, Anbas elaborated.

Mona has been held in occupation jails for six years and was chosen during that period as a representative of the Palestinian prisoners at ward 11 in the Sharon jail.

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