Is Marwan Barghouti, Palestinian ‘Nelson Mandela’, Being Tortured in Israeli Prison?

Is Marwan Barghouti, Palestinian ‘Nelson Mandela’, being tortured in Israeli prison?

Marwan Barghouti was born on June 6, 1959, in Kobar, near Ramallah, on the West Bank. Barghouti, who joined Fatah when he was still a teenager, played a key role in both the First and Second Intifadas. Arrested in 2002 and convicted of planning attacks that left five Israeli citizens dead, he is viewed by many as the Palestinian ‘Nelson Mandela’

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old's life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons. Palestine's most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious by Israeli prison guards and his family fears for his life, his son has said, citing evidence given by former Palestinian detainees released this week as part of the ceasefire deal. Arab Barghouti said his 66-year-old father was assaulted by eight guards on 14 September as he …

PSNA condemns Peters’ silence over Barghouti torture, Israeli violations

Asia Pacific Report A national advocacy and protest group has demanded that Foreign Minister Winston Peters condemn Israeli torture of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti and failure to abide by the Gaza ceasefire. Co-chair John Minto of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) said Barghouti was Palestine’s equivalent to South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, jailed by the minority white regime for 27 years but who was elec…

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti beaten in Israeli prison

RAMALLAH: Palestinian political and veteran Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti has reportedly suffered serious physical beating at the hands of Israeli prison officials, sustaining four broken ribs, it emerged through international media reports. The attack occurred following Israeli officials’ claims of ending negotiations on the possible release of Barghouti. Rights groups have vehemently criticized the attack as a clear abrogation of international…

Senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti sustains multiple rib fractures after being violently assaulted by Israeli prison guards

SENIOR Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti sustained multiple rib fractures after being violently assaulted by Israeli prison guards, it was revealed on Wednesday. Barghouti was attacked during his transfer from Rimon Prison to Megiddo Prison in mid-September. ‘He lost consciousness and suffered fractures in four ribs as a result of the beating,’ a statement said, accusing a special Israeli prison suppression unit of the assault. Barghouti, one of the…