ADDAMEER PRESS RELEASES

2000 Archive

December 12, 2000 - Press Release:
Wide Spread Arrest Campaign, House Raids Continue

June 1, 2000 - Press Release:
Palestinian prisoners end their hunger strike after their demands are met
To all supporters of the issue of Palestinian Prisoners in the Israeli prisons

May 28, 2000 - Press Release:
Detention of a Political Activist
Palestinian Preventive Security forces (PSS) from Ramallah raided the home of Palestinian citizen Intissar Tawfick Hamdan - 27 years old and an employee of the Teacher's Creativity Center - without her knowledge and without her being present in the house at the time of the raid.

May 27, 2000 - Press Release:
Arrest of Human Rights Activist 'Ahed Yusif'
Human rights activist and employee of Addameer Association, 'Ahed Yusif, was arrested by the Palestinian Preventative Security in Ramallah on the morning of Friday 26Th May, 2000.

May 27, 2000 - Press Release:
Arrest Campaign Continues by PA Security Apparatus
Palestinian Authority Security Apparatus are continuing their arrest campaign against Palestinian citizens with more than 30 Palestinians detained within the past week.

May 16, 2000 - Press Release:
Confrontation during the Nakbah day
To commemorate AL NAKBA "the great Catastrophe" and to support the general strike announced by the Committee for the Support of Prisoners in Israeli Prisons, there was an explosion of violent clashes on Monday, May 15, 2000, in protest against the continuation of holding Palestinian prisoners into custody.

May 16, 2000 - Press Release:
Majido attack
A massive number of Israeli occupation forces have attacked Majido Prison, which contains 650 prisoners. This dangerous move was carried out after enforcing a strong besieging of the prison, sounding the alarms and firing hundreds of tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the prisoners, their belongings and their tents.