Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Faces Escalating Abuse in Israeli Prisons
Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is reportedly facing escalating abuse and violent assaults while imprisoned in Israeli jails. Concerns have been raised about his safety and well-being amidst these reports.
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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti at risk in Israeli jails as he faces ‘escalating abuse’
‘Palestine’s Mandela’ suffers three recent attacks including assault where prison guards set a dog on him, lawyer says Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is at immediate risk in Israeli jails, where he has been attacked three times in as many weeks, including in one assault last month where prison guards set a dog on the 66-year-old, his lawyer has said. Barghouti is often called Palestine’s Nelson Mandela. He is respected across otherwise feuding Palestinian factions, has broad popul...
By Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem
Read full article →Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons
Recent reports of prison brutality follow an attack last year that resulted in broken ribs and head injuries.
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