Articles
Hamas Releases Detained Journalists
By: Mohammed Suliman for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse. Posted on January 29 GAZA CITY – Hamas caved to public pressure and on Jan. 28 2013 released six individuals, including four journalists, who were detained the previous week, on Jan. 21 and 22. “Having received … Continue reading
Death in Custody of Iranian “Dissident Under Fire” stirs rare open dissent
TEHERAN -”Why is it that in our country political prisoners go to jail vertically but return horizontally?” asked Iranian MP Ahmad Bakhshayesh as he addressed the parliament, criticising the judicial officials for their handling of a blogger’s death in custody. … Continue reading
Protected: MOHAMED – JAIL PHOTOS IN GAZA
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Protected: RADICAL ACTIVIST FREELANCE CONFRONTED AFTER TRYING TO PREVENT SHOWING OF MOHAMED FILM
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Hardline radical website attempts to denigrate new film
Coverage of the Middle East, with its various ongoing and new conflict situations, throws up hostility for reporters. This antagonism to accurate reporting can come from a variety of pressure groups, some influenced by the regimes or militants they support … Continue reading
THE MILITARY COURT: THE ACTUAL VERDICT
The Palestinian National Authority Military Justice Permanent Military Tribunal Judgment In the name of Allah then in the name of the Palestinian people The Permanent Military Tribunal in Gaza ruled, on the 8th of Thul Qe’da 1432H, … Continue reading
Protected: NOW FREE, ABU MUAILEK DESCRIBES HIS EXPERIENCES AND HIS FUTURE PLANS
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AN UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR MOHAMED
By Paul Martin Mohamed Abu Muailek recently turned 26 and has ‘celebrated’ two birthdays inside a jail in Gaza, where he has been held since April 2009. It’s a miserable existence, punctuated by very occasional visits from his sister. He … Continue reading
MY FIGHT TO SAVE MAN OF PEACE (used in HAMPSTEAD & HIGHGATE EXPRESS 2010)
By Paul Martin The Hamas intelligence officer pulled out a pair of handcuffs. “You are not a witness, you are an accused,” he yelled, pointing at me. “Lock him up.” I was shoved into a darkened cell – … Continue reading
Gaza Dissident Is Free, but Fearful, says WALL STREET JOURNAL
MIDDLE EAST NEWS DECEMBER 2, 2011 Mohamed Abumuailek, a disillusioned Gaza militant, was jailed by Hamas security forces in April 2009 on spy charges after going on camera to denounce rocket fire on Israeli cities and talking about … Continue reading
WALL STREET JOURNAL FEATURES MOHAMED ON ITS FRONT PAGE
Prisoner writes poignant letter from his cell
Mohamed Abu Muailek, now 26, has written a poignant letter from his Gaza prison that his brother is releasing exclusively to this website. It was penned during a visit to the prisoner by the International Red Cross. In a section of an International Red Cross … Continue reading
Mohamed’s Letter
Mohamed Abu Muailek has smuggled a letter out of his prison claiming he was “brutally tortured” in efforts to make him confess to crimes. Since his arrest in April 2009, he has faced a military court accused of collaboration and … Continue reading
DEFYING U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, DEATH SENTENCE IMPOSED IN GAZA.
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A military court in the central Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death by hanging in April 2011, after a judge found him guilty of treason contributing to the death of a Palestinian. (Source: Ma’an Images … Continue reading
HUMAN RIGHTS ‘SPIRAL OF VIOLATIONS’ IN GAZA, WEST BANK ACKNOWLEDGED BY EX-U.S. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
Referring to his own “years of contacts with Fatah and Hamas”, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said: “This agreement, and the promise of elections in the next twelve months, has the potential to arrest the spiral of intra-Palestinian human rights violations … Continue reading
Hamas Internal Security ‘has track record of false arrests and excessive force’.
The activities of Hamas security agents have been strongly criticised by Human Rights Watch, which reported that at least 32 people were summarily executed during or just after the 2008-9 war. None of these killings followed a proper trial and … Continue reading
Roots of Fatah-Hamas Conflict examined by Al Jazeera International in short-lived ‘Unity Government’
People & Power A groundbreaking investigative programme, which looks at the use and abuse of power. Last Modified: 01 Apr 2007 06:26 GMT People & Power is about power in the 21st century – who has it, who wants it and … Continue reading
Hamas death threats against journalist
Freelance British journalist and documentary filmmaker freed in March after being jailed for a month in Gaza reveals that he was threatened with death and placed within earshot of violent torture. Paul Martin is surrounded by journalists after his release, … Continue reading
Journalist freed from Gaza jail vows to fight for imprisoned journalists
The Guardian Media http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/may/03/paul-martin-gaza-jail-press-freedom Paul Martin’s pledge comes as the media marks World Press Freedom Day The Guardian, Monday 3 May 2010 British journalist Paul Martin with a member of Hamas security forces after being released in Gaza. … Continue reading
WHAT IS ‘DISSIDENTS UNDER FIRE’?
THE ‘DISSIDENTS UNDER FIRE’ WEBSITE WILL FEATURE DISSIDENTS OF CONSCIENCE — DISSIDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE GOT INTO TROUBLE WHILE (OR AT LEAST PARTIALLY AS A RESULT OF) TELLING THEIR STORIES TO JOURNALISTS, BROADCASTERS OR FILM-MAKERS. MOHAMED ABU MUAILEK … Continue reading
