Prisoners & Detainees
Palestinian Authority holds brothers Yazzen and Mohammad Hanoun without visits
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Palestinian Authority security forces continue holding brothers Yazzen and Mohammad Hanoun at Junaid Prison in Nablus while interrogation proceeds, Shehab Wire reported. The detainees remain prohibited from receiving family visits. Yazzen Hanoun has been in custody since an unspecified earlier date, while the timeline for his brother's arrest was not disclosed.
Human rights groups have documented what they characterize as a sustained pattern of political detention by Palestinian Authority security agencies. The authority has not publicly announced charges against either man. Their case reflects broader concerns raised by monitoring organizations regarding arrest practices and detainee treatment within Palestinian territories under authority control.
