PRESS RELEASEIncreased Settlement Activities in Central Area of Gaza Strip Ref: 87/99Date: 6 September 1999Israeli authorities have recently accelerated attempts to confiscate more land in the Gaza Strip. On 25 August 1999 the settlers of Netzarim settlement established a 450 metre long water pipe from...
PRESS RELEASE PCHR Condemns Acceleration of Illegal Settlement Activities in the Gaza Strip Ref.,: 85/99Date: 1st September, 1999Israeli bulldozers continue their illegal activities in paving a settlement road adjacent to the settlements of Gadid, Gan Or and Pedolah. On 28 August 1999, Israeli soldiers and settlers...
PRESS RELEASE Further Inconsistencies in the Legislative Treatment of Draft NGO Law Ref: 84/99Date: 1st September, 1999 PCHR has been closely following the developments regarding the Palestinian NGO’s draft law, which was passed by the third reading of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on 21 December 1998....
PRESS RELEASE Head of Police Department Reacts to PCHR’s Press Release about Imposition of Death Sentence Ref: 83/99Date: 1st September, 1999On 28 August 1999, Raji Sourani, director of PCHR, received a letter from General Ghazi Jabali, head of the Palestinian National Authority Police Department. The letter...
PRESS RELEASEGaza Magistrate Court Refuses to Release on Bail Two Leaders of the Islamic MovementRef: 82/99Date: 26th August 1999In its session this morning, 26 August 1999, the Gaza Magistrates Court refused to release on bail Dr. Abdul Aziz Rantisi and Ahmed Nemr Hamdan. Both...
PRESS RELEASEDeath Sentence Imposed Against Resident of Rafah Ref: 81/99Date: 26 August 1999, 11.30pm The Palestinian State Security Court issued tonight a death sentence by firing squad against Iman Mohammed Abu Saada, 27 years old from Rafah, after the Court convicted him of the deliberate...
PRESS RELEASE Colonel in the Palestinian police killed carrying out his duties. Ref: 80/99Date: 25 August 1999This morning, 25 august 1999, Colonel Hani Abu Zenah died at Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva. Colonel Abu Zenah was in charge of the operation room in Rafah police station....
PRESS RELEASE The Israeli Occupation Authority threatens to Evacuate Seventy Palestinian Families from their Homes.Ref: 79/99Date: 25 August 1999 On 23 August 1999, a representative from the Israeli Occupation Authority (Government Property section) with an Israeli military escort, circulated evacuation notices to many Palestinian...
PRESS RELEASE Senior member of the Islamic Salvation Party is arrested and tortured.Ref: 78/99Date: 25 August, 1999Yesterday afternoon, 24 August 1999, Palestinian Security forces released Sami Naufal, a member of the politburo of the Islamic National Salvation Party, after seven days of arrest. Mr...
PRESS RELEASE The Israeli authorities release the longest held Palestinian detaineewhile more than 2000 remain in prison. Ref: 77/99Date: 19th August 1999 Yesterday, 19 August 1999, the Israeli authorities released the detainee Khalil Sa’di Ahmad El Rai’, also known as Abu El Sa’ad, from Israeli prison....
