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Neve Tirtza Prison
Nive Tirtza, 1969Nive Tirtza, 1969
Coordinates31°56′01″N 34°52′52″E / 31.933728°N 34.881051°E / 31.933728; 34.881051 (Neve Tirtza Prison)
CountryIsrael

Neve Tirtza Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר נווה תרצה) is Israel's only women's prison.

History

Neve Tirtza opened in 1968. Before it opened, female prisoners were held in special women's wings of what were otherwise men's prisons. It is one of several prisons located in Ramla and is directly adjacent to Maasiyahu Prison. In 2019, there were 200 women incarcerated at Neve Tirtza.

Protests and strikes

In 1970, a 9-day hunger strike was undertaken by Palestians detained in Neve Tirtza over access to sanitary products.

In 1997, Palestinian prisoner Itaf Alayan, under administrative detention, undertook a 43-day hunger strike at the prison, one of the longest prisoner hunger strikes in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

In 2001, an 8-day hunger strike was undertaken by Palestians detained in Neve Tirtza.

Notable inmates

See also

References

  1. Abadi, Mark. "There's only one women's prison in Israel — and a photographer documented the inmates in harrowing detail". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  2. "Israel's Only Women's Prison Is Overcrowded and Run Down, but There Are No Plans to Fix It". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  3. Scodie, Louise. "Behind the bars in Israel's only female prison". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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  5. Abu Sneineh, Mustafa (1 May 2019). "Beds, kettles and books: How hunger strikes changed the cells of Palestinian prisoners". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. Hanieh, Adam (19 November 1997). "Palestinian hunger striker protests detention". Green Left. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  7. Hadid, Diaa (21 February 2012). "Palestinian's 66-day hunger strike ends in deal". Global News. Retrieved 26 November 2024. The second longest hunger strike in Palestinian history was by a woman, Itaf Alayan, who refused food for 43 days before she was released in 1997. She was also an administrative detainee.
  8. Meari, Lena (1 December 2022). ""You're Not Defeated as Long as You're Resisting": Palestinian Hunger Strikes between the Singular and the Collective: An Interview with Lena Meari". Critical Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  9. "Rochelle Manning Dead of Heart Attack While Awaiting Extradition to America". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 21 March 1994. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

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