Wednesday, October 21, 2009 By: Saed Bannoura From IMEMC News This article was originally published by the International Middle East Media Center Palestinian researcher, specialized in detainees’ affairs, former detainee, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated Saturday that 8200 Palestinians are still imprisoned by Israel, among them 32 female detainees, 320 children, and 400 imprisoned under administrative detention. The statements of Farawna came during an event organized on Saturday by the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He said that the number of detainees who died in detention is 197, and that hundreds of detainees died after their release due to health complications resulting from torture during interrogation, medical negligence and other illegal Israeli violations. Farawna further stated that 323 detainees...
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