ISRAEL: Update on imprisonment of conscientious objectors
In recent weeks, several Israeli objectors went in and out of prison. It is especially worrying that some objectors already served more than 100 days in prison, with no end in sight.Alex Cohn (ISR14726) was released from Military Prison No 4 on Friday, 26 August 2005, after completing his sixth prison term - a total of now more than 100 days in prison for refusing to enlist. He was ordered to present himself at the Induction Center again this week - and might well be imprisoned again.
Wissam Qablan (ISR14735), a Druze conscientious objector, was released after his seventh prison term last week, after spending more than 112 days in prison. He too was ordered to present himself at the Induction Center again this week.
Orwa Zidan (ISR14753) was released from Military Prison No 4 last two weeks ago after completing his first prison term. On Sunday, 21 August, he again presented himself to the Induction Base near Tel Aviv and again declared his refusal to enlist in the IDF. He was sentenced to another term of 21 days, and sent to Military Prison No 4.
Shaul Mograbi-Berger (ISR14754) was released from his first prison term on 26 August 2005. He too is likely to be reimprisoned again this week.
War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to the imprisoned objectors:
Orwa Zidan
Military Prison No 4
Military Postal Code 02507, IDF
Israel
War Resisters' International calls for letters of protest to the Israeli authorities, and Israeli embassies abroad. An email letter can be sent at http://www.wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20050830a.html .
War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of conscientious objector Orwa Zidan, and all other imprisoned conscientious objectors.
Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International
Addresses
Shaul Mofaz
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan st.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel.
e-mail: sar@mod.gov.il or pniot@mod.gov Fax: +972-3-696-27-57 / +972-3-691-69-40 / +972-3-691-79-15
Commander of Military Prison No. 4,
Military Postal Code 02507
IDF, Israel
Fax: +972-3-957-52-76
Commander of Military Prison No 6
Military Prison No 6
Military postal number 01860,
IDF, Israel.
Fax: +972-4-869-28-84
Addresses of Israeli embassies can be found at http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/israel1.htm
Addresses of Israeli media:
Ma'ariv:
2 Karlibach st.
Tel-Aviv 67132
Israel
Fax: +972-3-561-06-14
e-mail: editor@maariv.co.il
Yedioth Aharonoth:
2 Moses st.
Tel-Aviv
Israel
Fax: +972-3-608-25-46
Ha'aretz (Hebrew):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Israel
Fax: +972-3-681-00-12
Ha'aretz (English edition):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Israel
Fax: +972-3-512-11-56
e-mail: letters@haaretz.co.il
Jerusalem Post:
.O. Box 81
Jerusalem 91000
Israel
Fax: +972-2-538-95-27
e-mail: news@jpost.co.il
Jerusalem Report:
Fax: +972-2-537-94-89
Radio (fax numbers):
Kol-Israel +972-2-531-33-15 and +972-3-694-47-09 Galei Tzahal +972-3-512-67-20
Television (fax numbers):
Channel 1 +972-2-530-15-36
Channel 2 +972-2-533-98-09
Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International
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