Hunger striker Al-Fassisi moved to Assaf Harofe hospital

al-fassisiAkram Al-Fassisi, Palestinian administrative detainee on hunger strike, was transferred from Ramle prison clinic to Assaf Harofe hospital on October 24.

Al-Fassisi, 30, is from Ethna village near al-Khalil. He launched an open-ended hunger strike on September 29, in protest of the extension of his administrative detention without charge or trial.

He is married with 2 children and was arrested by occupation forces on November 16, 2012. His adminitrative detention has now been extended twice without any charge or trial. He was previously imprisoned from February 2011 until July 2012, charged with membership in Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.