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[14 May 2012] Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike - Middle East Today - English An estimated 1,600 to 2,000 Palestinian prisoners began an open-ended hunger strike on April 17. They do this to protest against Israel's administrative detention rules, the use of solitary confinement, maltreatment of sick detainees, and difficulty in securing family visits and strip searches that are imposed on visitors. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to protest their detention. Arab League permanent representatives held an urgent meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners and hunger-strikers in Israeli jails

Israel has freed a Palestinian prisoner after he agreed to halt a lengthy hunger strike that almost killed him. Samer al-Issawi, who was in an Israeli prison since July 2012, began a 260-day hunger strike in August 2012 in protest over Israel\\\'s decision to send him back to prison to serve the remaining 16 years of an earlier 26-year sentence. Issawi was released in 2011 on parole from prison but was rearrested less than a year later for allegedly violating his parole. He went on a hunger strike in which he consumed only liquids fortified with vitamins that lasted for more than eight months until April 2013. His protest attracted widespread attention in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Issawi only ended his protest after Israel agreed to shorten his sentence and give him an eight-month parole violation sentence. Israel currently holds thousands of Palestinian prisoners. Palestinian officials say over 200 Palestinian security prisoners have died in Israeli prisons since 1948.

Israel has freed a Palestinian prisoner after he agreed to halt a lengthy hunger strike that almost killed him. Samer al-Issawi, who was in an Israeli prison since July 2012, began a 260-day hunger strike in August 2012 in protest over Israel\\\\\\\'s decision to send him back to prison to serve the remaining 16 years of an earlier 26-year sentence. Issawi was released in 2011 on parole from prison but was rearrested less than a year later for allegedly violating his parole. He went on a hunger strike in which he consumed only liquids fortified with vitamins that lasted for more than eight months until April 2013. His protest attracted widespread attention in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Issawi only ended his protest after Israel agreed to shorten his sentence and give him an eight-month parole violation sentence. Israel currently holds thousands of Palestinian prisoners. Palestinian officials say over 200 Palestinian security prisoners have died in Israeli prisons since 1948.

housands of workers from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, the UNRWA, have gone on a strike in the Gaza strip. The strike was called in by the UNRWA Employees\' Union. The workers blocked the entrance of UNRWA headquarters to show their anger at the agency for its refusal to heed their demands --- full job security and better work conditions. The strike paralyzed all activities by the UNRWA in the Gaza Strip.

[04 May 2014] Scores of Palestinian inmates on open-ended hunger strike in Israeli jails - English

In Egypt, political detainees, including Muslim Brotherhood members have gone on a hunger strike to protest what they call their deteriorating humanitarian conditions. According to the Brotherhood some 450 prisoners are now refusing to eat. Reports say the detainees in Torah prison are tortured and patients are denied proper medical care. The strike comes as Egypt\\\'s army-backed authorities intensify a crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohammad Morsi.

Turkish media say the country\'s military has launched an aerial strike on a convoy of al-Qaeda-linked militants inside the Syrian territory. The strike involved F-16 fighter jets that targeted several vehicles belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - known as the ISIL. The attack occurred on Tuesday in northern Syria along the border with Turkey. There have been reports of casualties. The media say the Turkish troops opened fire on ISIL\'s positions in northern Syria. This after a mortar shell fired from Syria landed in Turkish territory during clashes between the ISIL and the Free Syrian Army.

[16 Mar 2014] A dozen Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike - English

[26 Mar 2014] UK teachers stage one day strike - English

[13 Apr 2014] Hamas leader in Israeli prison goes on hunger strike - English

[06 June 2014] Palestinian prisoners continue open-ended hunger strike - English

[12 Mar 2013] Egypt police continue to strike amid protests - English

[29 August 2013] US terror drone strike kills 3 in Yemen - English

[5 Sept 2013] Russian FM Spokesman : Syria Strike can cause nuclear disaster - English

[06 Sept 2013] The Debate - US military strike against Syria - English

[08 Sept 2013] Iran\'s FM slams US and its allies for their push for a military strike on Syria - English

[08 Sept 2013] Libya govt. employees at oil export terminals on strike - English

[10 Oct 2013] Italy Democratic MP goes on hunger strike - English

There\'s been a fresh US drone strike in Afghanistan. At least four people have been killed in the fifth attack over the past four days. Afghan officials say the airstrike took place in the north-eastern Kunar province near the border with Pakistan. The latest deaths bring to 22 the number of people who\'ve been killed in recent days. Washington uses its killer drones in several Muslim countries including Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. It claims to target Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants but many of the casualties are civilians. The United Nations has urged the US to be more transparent on its drone strikes.

Political tension raging on in Bangladesh with four more deaths reported in the latest clashes between opposition and ruling party activists. The new killings raise the overall death toll to 15 since Friday. Schools and businesses remain shut across the country on the second day of the nationwide strike called by the opposition. Phone talks between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Saturday failed to halt the three-day strike and defuse the crisis. The opposition wants Hasina to give up power and set up a caretaker administration to oversee elections in January 20-14.

At least two people have been killed in a US drone strike in Somalia. The drone fired a missile at a car traveling in the outskirts of Jilib, a town south of the capital Mogadishu. Witnesses say the victims were al-Shabab fighters. The US has stepped up its drone activities in the country, saying it\'s targeting the fighters. Washington is being criticized for its drone operation in several Muslim countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen.

On January 15th, US forces launched an air strike on Afghanistan\'s Parwan province. An Afghan fact-finding mission found that the night raid killed at least 13 civilians, mostly women and children. Now families of the victims are demanding justice.

[04 Apr 2014] US Court dismisses Yemen drone strike lawsuit - English

[06 Apr 2014] Libya paralyzed by mass strike over insecurity - English

[28 Apr 2014] Families of Tunisian Martyrs on Hunger Strike to Demand Justice - English

[07 May 2014] Palestinian inmates go on strike against Israel detention policies - English

[12 June 2014] Palestinian prisoners\' families join hunger strike - English

[12 June 2014] Palestinian prisoners\' families join hunger strike - English