Press Releases

13 women, Palestinian citizens who were released or are set to be released tonight, were arrested after October 7th for social media posts. At least five of them have explicitly requested not to be...

Adalah: The illegal detentions are aimed at silencing all forms of criticism and suppressing freedom of expression and assembly of Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Adalah: “One of the most intrusive and draconian legislative measures ever passed by the Israeli Knesset which invades the realm of personal thoughts and beliefs and significantly amplifies state...

Ruling deems sweeping ban on Palestinian protests during war Illegal, but rejects petition. Adalah: Lack of police manpower would have been an unacceptable justification to prevent Jewish protests....

The petitioners argued that the police are seeking to pre-emptively censor legitimate political expression, solely because they disapprove of the protesters’ cause. Such censorship is evidently...

Adalah demands immediate action to provide air raid shelters, arguing that the current lack of protection constitutes a blatant violation of Bedouin children’s fundamental rights, including the...

Adalah’s letter to the Attorney General, the State Attorney, and the Police Commissioner presents evidence indicating that the assault by Jewish-Israeli extremists was premeditated.

A 68-year-old activist was arrested and later hospitalized during his detention, after police seized Palestinian flags and posters calling for release of Palestinian prisoners, which they presented...

The new emergency regulations apply to a wide range of offenses and permit the denial of access to legal counsel for an extended period of up to 90 days.

Adalah: This move exploits the national emergency to signal to Palestinian citizens that their status and rights are conditioned on rejecting their own national identity

The proposed amendment to the 2016 Counter-Terrorism Law is currently in the final stages of the legislative process. Adalah: this bill represents one of the most egregious attempts by the Israeli...

Palestinian lawyers are being threatened due to their social media posts and other forms of expression. The bar association has declared its intention to advance emergency regulations that would...

Six human rights organizations have filed a petition with the Supreme Court, demanding that the Israeli authorities be ordered to disclose the names and locations of all detainees and release those...

Adalah is following hundreds of cases of persecution by law enforcement authorities and other Israeli institutions and is providing direct legal counsel in dozens of cases.

Adalah is representing 74 Palestinian students, citizens of Israel, from 25 institutions facing disciplinary actions and punitive measures for alleged "support of terrorism." Adalah: Palestinian...

Since the beginning of the war, Israel has closed medical clinics in multiple Bedouin villages in the Negev, citing their lack of shelters. Adalah: for decades, Israel has denied basic services to...

Following Hamas’s attacks in Israel on October 7, including atrocities against civilians, the Minister of National Security declared that a State of Emergency applied in Israeli prisons, and...

Police carried out illegal arrests following protests against Israel’s war crimes against civilians in Gaza. Adalah: Directive by Israeli Police Commissioner to prohibit protests is illegal and...

In a video distributed by the Israeli Police on social media, the commissioner stated that he would personally take part in the transfer of Palestinians who "identify with Gaza" to the Gaza Strip....

New regulations drastically expand the number of Jewish Israelis who are eligible to bear arms passed by Knesset committee amid state emergency. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir to heavily arm...