Alwaght- Health of Palestinian journalist Al-Qiq is deteriorating as his wife says he is not responsive any more.
The wife of Palestinian hunger-striker, Shalash, said on Friday that her husband's health had continued to deteriorate and he was no longer responsive to visitors, Maan news agency reported.
Shalash expressed her concerns as al-Qiq entered his 73rd day on hunger strike to protest his administrative detention by Israel, internment without trial or charge.
Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq, a 33 year-old reporter, was arrested from his home in al-Khalil more than a month ago and was subjected to tough investigation for 20 days before being held into administrative detention which forced him to declare a hunger strike. Based on the Palestinian Information Center, Al-Qiq has announced that he is determined to continue his strike till his release at any costs.
Administrative detention is a notorious military violence that allows the Israeli regime to hold captives for an indefinite period. The inhuman process also allows for arrest based on secret evidence, and there is no requirement to charge the detainees or to allow them to stand trial.
Many Palestinian showed their support of al-Qiq by performing their Friday prayer in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Gaza and also the Palestinian leadership, Sheikh Wael al-Zarad, called for the release of the prisoner and demanded that journalistic and international rights institutions intervene for al-Qiq’s release.
