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Nizar Banat

Head of the European Union's mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (C), accompanied by the general director of the Islamic Waqf (Endowment) Azzam al-Khatib (to his right), visits the Al-Aqsa mosque compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on January 18, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
August 2, 2023, 5:11 pm
Departing EU envoy: I won’t accuse Israel of apartheid, but it’s worthy of discussion
In farewell interview, ambassador to Palestinians laments Abbas’s failure to hold elections, suggests mail-in ballot as solution to Israeli opposition to voting in East Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid
Maryam Banat, 67, mother of Palestinian Authority outspoken critic Nizar Banat holds a poster with his picture while attending a rally protesting his death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
December 15, 2022, 5:37 am
Family of dead Palestinian activist Nizar Banat to submit claim against PA to ICC
The case, which The Hague-based court is not obliged to take, accuses 7 Palestinian officials of responsibility for killing PA critic while in police custody
By AFP and ToI Staff
Angry demonstrators carry pictures of Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority, and chant anti-PA slogans during a rally protesting his death, allegedly at the hands of PA security personnel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 24, 2021. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
October 3, 2022, 12:45 pm
A year on, Nizar Banat’s killing sheds light on PA corruption, but justice is on hold
The activist’s criticism of Palestinian graft and Israel’s role in propping it up made him a target. His alleged PA killers may go free. Could his death be a catalyst for change?
By Jack Mukand
Palestinian lawyers demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's Office in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on July 25, 2022, to reportedly protest the Palestinian President establishing laws by decree which they consider a violation of the independence of the judiciary. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
July 26, 2022, 6:56 am
Hundreds of Palestinian lawyers hold rare protest against Abbas’s ‘rule by decree’
Palestinian Bar Association president leading demonstration says his group will stand firm against legislation delivered by executive orders, which curb ‘rights and freedoms’
By AFP
Palestinian security officers clash with demonstrators in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on June 26, 2021, during a rally protesting the death of human rights activist Nizar Banat. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
July 1, 2022, 11:30 am
Rights group: Palestinian Authority and Hamas systematically torture critics in jail
Human Rights Watch says abuse of detainees by Abbas’s PA and Gaza’s rulers could amount to crimes against humanity; also notes alleged torture of Palestinians by Israel
By Agencies
Angry demonstrators carry pictures of Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority, and chant anti-PA slogans during a rally protesting his death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 24, 2022, 11:03 pm
Amnesty accuses PA of shielding brass in trial over Abbas critic’s death
Rights group says Palestinian Authority putting up ‘smokescreen’ with prosecution of low-ranking officers, year after death of vocal activist Nizar Banat in police custody
By Agencies
Maryam Banat, 67, mother of Palestinian Authority critic Nizar Banat, holds a poster with his picture at a rally protesting his death at the hands of PA security forces, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 22, 2022, 8:32 pm
PA frees 14 of its security officers accused of beating Abbas critic to death
Risk of COVID outbreak cited as reason for releasing on bail those on trial for Nizar Banat’s death; rights advocate says move ‘illegal’ without judicial order
By AFP
Palestinian students supporting the Hamas terror group wave flags as they attend a debate ahead of student council elections at Birzeit University on the outskirts of Ramallah in the West Bank, on May 17, 2022. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
May 18, 2022, 11:42 pm
Hamas wins landslide victory in student elections at flagship Birzeit University
Islamist terror group activists take 28 seats to Fatah’s 18, as PA’s ruling party sees its West Bank support and legitimacy dwindle
By Aaron Boxerman
Angry demonstrators carry pictures of Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority, and chant anti-PA slogans during a rally protesting his death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
September 27, 2021, 5:36 pm
Palestinian Authority said to arrest main witness in trial for critic’s killing
Family says Nizar Banat’s cousin, who alleges seeing Abbas’s security officers beat the PA critic to death, was detained Monday; 14 indicted officers arraigned at Ramallah court
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at a meeting of the PLO executive committee and the Fatah Central Committee at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
September 21, 2021, 9:12 pm
Poll: Nearly 80% of Palestinians want Mahmoud Abbas to resign
Hamas sees a slight drop in support, but remains more popular than its Fatah rivals; majority of Palestinians approve of confidence-building measures between Israel, PA
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinians hold posters depicting human rights activist Nizar Banat during a protest triggered by the violent arrest and death in custody of Banat, in his hometown of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on June 27, 2021. (MOSAB SHAWER / AFP)
September 15, 2021, 2:03 am
Trial for PA officers accused of killing critic delayed after lawyer a no-show
Defense attorney for 14 officers claims he requested delay and then caught COVID; lawyer for late Nizar Banat’s family laments that mix-up doesn’t bode well for rest of case
By Aaron Boxerman
Maryam Banat, 67, mother of Palestinian Authority critic Nizar Banat, holds a poster with his picture at a rally protesting his death at the hands of PA security forces, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
September 6, 2021, 2:24 am
PA says 14 officers to be charged for beating Abbas critic Nizar Banat to death
Men to be accused of aggravated assault in case that has rocked the West Bank; no senior officers or politicians have so far been charged in Banat’s death
By Aaron Boxerman
Maryam Banat, 67, mother of Palestinian Authority critic Nizar Banat, holds a poster with his picture at a rally protesting his death at the hands of PA security forces, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
August 28, 2021, 11:42 pm
Family of Abbas critic, who died in PA custody, seeks international justice
Relatives of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat ask UN human rights bodies, Britain’s Metropolitan Police to open investigations under principle of universal jurisdiction
By AFP
View from above the Manara Square in the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 11, 2011. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
August 27, 2021, 4:56 pm
Israel, PA discuss potential aid to Ramallah amid fears of economic collapse
Officials tell ToI Israel could send as much as $247 million to support Ramallah, which has seen international aid dwindle over past year and is in dire economic state
By Aaron Boxerman and Jacob Magid
Palestinian security forces block a road during a demonstration in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on June 26, 2021, protesting the death of human rights activist Nizar Banat while in the custody of Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
August 25, 2021, 8:57 pm
Progressive Democrats tear into Palestinians over crackdown on critics
Tlaib, Omar, Bush, Pocan and Murphy blast Ramallah’s ‘shameful’ arrests; Sanders’s office said to have reached out to PA shortly before it agreed to release activists
By Jacob Magid
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