Lama Khater
Native name | لمى خاطر |
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Born | political analyst | 18 April 1976
Nationality | Palestinian |
Subjects | Arts, Politics |
Lama Khater (
Arrest and detainment
Ramallah Authority's intelligence service arrested her husband, Hazem Al-Fakhouri, many times trying to stop her writing.[2][3] On 24 July 2018, Lama Khater was detained in Hebron by the Israeli army and taken to Ashkelon Prison.[4] On 1 August her lawyer reported she was being questioned for 10 hours a day.[5] Other reports state that her interrogations involved her being strapped to a chair for 20 hours at a time.[6] On 23 August her detention order was extended 7 days for further interrogation. She was accused of incitement and belonging to a prohibited organisation.[7][8] She was held for up to a year due to her reporting, described as "inflammatory" by Israeli authorities.[9]
Khater was again detained on October 26, 2023, after the IDF stormed her home in the middle of the night. Her lawyer informed the
Personal life
Khater has five children.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Lama_Khater". palinfo.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "Al-Khalil's intelligence arrests the husband of writer Lama Khater". www.plfpakistan.com.
- ^ "Lama Khater: My husband hospitalized after PA detention". www.marsad.ps. 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Why Israel arrested Palestinian writer Lama Khater". Egypt Today. 25 July 2018.
- ^ "نادي الأسير: الاحتلال يخضع الكاتبة لمى خاطر لتحقيق قاس لانتزاع اعترافاتها". www.qudspress.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "الأسيرة لمى خاطر تخضع للتحقيق منذ 17 يوما متواصلة". www.wafa.ps (in Arabic).
- ^ "Palestinian writer Lama Khater's detention extended for the seventh time". samidoun.net. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "الاحتلال يمدد اعتقال الأسيرة خاطر ويرجئ النظر في قضية الأسيرة العويوي". www.qudsn.co. 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "West Bank: Israeli Forces Detain Prominent Palestinian Journalist and Activist Lama Khater". Coalition For Women in Journalism. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Williamson, Lucy (1 December 2023). "Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Palestinian writer Lama Khater seized from home, subjected to harsh interrogation". 27 July 2018.