Palestinian scholar and former MP has been held in solitary confinement in a cell measuring only 2 by 1.5 meters since August 12th. Khalida was abducted from home and held under administrative detention without charge on December 26, which was renewed on June 24th.

In a message from Neve Tirza, conveyed by her lawyers, Jarrar said: “I die every day. The cell is like a small closed box where no air enters. There is only a toilet in the cell with a small window above it, which was later sealed just one day after my transfer. They left me no space to breathe, and even what is called the ‘ashnav’ (peephole) on the cell door was sealed. There is only a small opening where I sit most of the time to breathe. I am suffocating in my cell, waiting for the hours to pass, hoping to find some oxygen particles to breathe and stay alive.”

Jarrar, who suffers from several health problems, continued: “What worsened the misery of my isolation is the high temperatures. I am, in short, inside an oven at its highest setting. I cannot sleep due to the extreme heat, and not only have they isolated me in these conditions, but they have deliberately cut off the water in the cell. Even when I request to fill a water bottle to drink, they bring it after at least four hours. As for going out to the prison yard, I was allowed only once after eight days of isolation, and they deliberately delay the delivery of the poor-quality meal for hours.”

More information and CTA: • https://samidoun.net/2024/08/khalida-jarrar-held-in-isolation-for-past-16-days-free-her-now/ • https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6446/West-Bank:-Palestinian-MP-Khalida-Jarrar-faces-slow-death-in-Israeli-solitary-confinement;-effective-and-immediate-action-needed