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Ishel- Beersheba Prison Prevents 20 Family Visits

Ahrar-Wledna

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Ishel- Beersheba Prison Prevents 20 Family Visits

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that last Wednesday the prison management of Ishel prison prevented 20 Palestinian prisoners from receiving family visits.

The management justified the prevention as being “punishment,” because the prisoners had participated in the hunger strike, and did not stand during the “counting – reviewing” of prisoners.

ENDS


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