“Palestinian Prisoners: Voices from an Occupied Nation”

Event part of Palestine Awareness Month

An ex-political prisoner narrates his personal experience and current situation facing Palestinian prisoners.

Under Israeli occupation, 40% of Palestinian males in the occupied territories were detained by the army.

2,500 Palestinian children have been arrested since September 2000.

The State of Israel approves the use of beatings, choking, and deprivation of medical treatment and sleep as legal means of torture during interrogation (Source: www.Addameer.org)

Come and hear Ala Jaradat, an ex-political prisoner and activist, talk about what can be done.