we are not numbers

emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights

Tag: prison

Ahmed Manasra has been imprisoned for 12 years at the age of 14. What is he thinking, alone behind bars?
Abdul Raouf is 43 years old. He was imprisoned at 27.
When a Black American finds freedom, I re-discover hope.
Jumana grew up without a "baba," but at last he is home.
While Israel releases its own at-risk prisoners, what about Palestinians?
Many people live in their own types of lockdowns.
Many people live in their own types of lockdowns.
When you are Palestinian, you are born and die behind a wall.
It's hard for me to believe in dreams, but now I do.
I will never leave my cemetery-prison until it is once again a paradise.
Like Ahed Tamimi, Israa Ja'abis is another Palestinian woman in Israeli prison, yet she is invisible.
The suffering of Palestinians in Israeli jails is well known. What is less-often highlighted is the struggle faced by the families.