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

Lama Khater (Arabic: لمى خاطر) is a Palestinian journalist and writer who comments 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]

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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