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The Plan to Reclassify Prisoners as Security Prisoners
© Rafael Ben Ari | Dreamstime.com On October 20, 2025, ACRI contacted the legal advisors to the government, the Israel Prison Service (IPS), and the Ministry of National Security, following media reports about plans to reclassify anyone incarcerated for remaining in the country illegally from criminal prisoners to security prisoners. The appeal warns against the harmful implications of the new policy and requests that this change not move forward. In the appeal, Attorney Ni
Oct 212 min read


Conducting Detention Hearings Using WhatsApp
Illustration (created using AI) On April 29, 2025, we approached various military authorities following testimonies that detention...
Apr 281 min read


Blindfolding Security Prisoners in Public Areas in Prisons
Illustrative. Photo created using AI On December 31, 2024, ACRI approached the Prison Service Commissioner and the Government's Legal...
Jan 131 min read


Release the Public Defender's Inspection Reports on Prison Conditions
On January 6, 2025, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel filed a Freedom of Information petition demanding the disclosure of...
Jan 61 min read
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