Palestinian Lawyer Sues Pegasus Spyware Maker in France

Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri, who is in Israeli “administrative” detention, filed a complaint in France Tuesday against surveillance firm NSO Group for having “illegally infiltrated” his mobile phone with the spyware Pegasus. In October 2021, Hamouri contacted Front Line Defenders to initiate an examination of his phone after learning of the infiltration of other Palestinian…

Attorney Salah Hamouri during an interview on Radio Beur in Paris

Detention of Palestinian-French Lawyer Extended by 3 Months

On Saturday, June 23, Palestinian-French lawyer Salah Hamouri attended a confirmation hearing in Jerusalem District Court where Israel’s administrative detention order against him was renewed for another three months. Hamouri, a human rights defender and field researcher with Addameer, which supports Palestinian political prisoners, was taken from his home in a raid by Israeli forces…

Salah Hamouri

Israel Extends Administrative Detention of Palestinian-French Human Rights Worker

Israeli military occupation authorities renewed on Monday, February 26, the administrative detention of Palestinian-French human rights defender Salah Hamouri for an additional four months Hamouri, who works with the prisoners’ rights group Addameer has been held by Israel since its military forces detained him last August. Under administrative detention, a holdover from British colonial rule,…

Addameer's field researcher Salah Hamouri detained by Israeli forces during a raid on August 23, 2017

Amnesty Int’l Condemns Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Attorney

Responding to the news that an Israeli court has confirmed the six month administrative detention order for Salah Hammouri, a field researcher for the Palestinian human rights NGO Addameer, Amnesty International has condemned the far-right Israeli government’s decision to imprison the Palestinian-French Attorney under the widely condemned policy which allows for internment without charge or…