6: Prisoner Solidarity in Palestine

The International Solidarity Movement Podcast

This episode has been released for Palestinian Prisoner's Day. All around the world people are highlighting the conditions of people incarcerated by the Israeli occupation. To mark this day we bring you an interview with Milena Ansari, an incredible organiser from Addameer. Adameer in arabic means conscience. Adameer is a prisoner support and human rights organisation based in Palestine that supports Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli and Palestinian prisons. Established in 1991, the center offers free legal aid to political prisoners, advocates their rights at the national and international level, and works to end torture and other violations of prisoners' rights through monitoring, legal procedures and solidarity campaigns.

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Unfortunately we had to finish the interview prematurely due to the deportation of Milena's friend Salah Hammouri, a long-time human rights defender and lawyer working with Addameer, which needed an urgent response. We are incredibly grateful for everything that Milena shared with us through the interview.

We want to give a content warning that there are detailed descriptions of prison conditions, including child imprisonment.

To support the work of Addameer and to learn about the prisoner struggle in Palestine, please check out the links below.

Links:

• Addameer website
• Justice for Salah website
• International Solidarity Movement website
• Join the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine

If you would like an explanation of the terms used in this podcast, youI can find a useful glossary on pages 140-154 of Shoal Collective’s Ebook

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