Lama Khater

Lama Khater (Arabic: لمى خاطر) is a Palestinian journalist and writer who comments frequently on human rights and the Middle East. The mother of five children,[1] she has written for many newspapers and websites such as Felestin. Khater is a vociferous critic of Israel and the Palestinian Authority's political stands.[2]

Native name
لمى خاطر
Born (1976-04-18) 18 April 1976
Palestine
OccupationWriter, political analyst
NationalityPalestinian
SubjectsArts, Politics

Silencing

Ramallah Authority's intelligence service arrested her husband many times trying to stop her writing. [3][4] On 24 July 2018 Lama Khater was detained in Hebron by the Israeli army and taken to Ashkelon Prison.[5] On 1 August her lawyer reported she was being questioned for 10 hours a day.[6] Other reports state that her interrogations involved her being strapped to a chair for 20 hours at a time.[7] On 23 August her detention order was extended 7 days for further interrogation. She is accused of incitement and belonging to a prohibited organisation.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Palestinian writer Lama Khater seized from home, subjected to harsh interrogation". 27 July 2018.
  2. Lama_Khater (arabic)
  3. Al-Khalil's intelligence arrests the husband of writer Lama Khater
  4. Lama Khater: My husband hospitalized after PA detention
  5. "Why Israel arrested Palestinian writer Lama Khater". 25 July 2018.
  6. "نادي الأسير: الاحتلال يخضع الكاتبة لمى خاطر لتحقيق قاس لانتزاع اعترافاتها".
  7. "الأسيرة لمى خاطر تخضع للتحقيق منذ 17 يوما متواصلة".
  8. "Palestinian writer Lama Khater's detention extended for the seventh time". 26 August 2018.
  9. "الاحتلال يمدد اعتقال الأسيرة خاطر ويرجئ النظر في قضية الأسيرة العويوي". 29 August 2018.

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