Rula Hassanein

Rula Hassanein
Native name	رولا حسنين
Born	(1994-10-20) October 20, 1994 (age 30) Ramallah, Palestine
Occupation	Journalist Activist
Alma mater	Birzeit University

Rula Ibrahim Hassanein (Arabic : رولا حسنين; born 20 October 1994) is a Palestinian writer, activist, and journalist from Ramallah, who works with Al Jazeera. ^{[1] [2]} She has many writings and articles in many newspapers and news websites. She was arrested with 80 journalists from the West Bank and Jerusalem during the war on Gaza, in March 19 2024, according to a joint statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and The Palestinian Prisoners Society. An Israeli court denied her request for release, despite the fact that her nine-month-old Infant baby relies solely on her for breastfeeding. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [ excessive citations ]}

Education

Rula is a graduate of the Birzeit University with a major in Journalism and Media, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Media and Political Science, and a Master degree in Contemporary Arab Studies from Birzeit University. ^{[3] [8]}

Career and arrest

She has worked for a number of media outlets, including the Al Jazeera Arabic channel, the women's website "Banfasaj", the Palestinian women's radio station "Radio Nisa FM", and the "Jerusalem Center for Political Studies". And She previously worked for the "Watan News Agency" as a freelance journalist until her arrest by Israelis soldiers. ^[9] She was arrested as a result of the harsh campaign waged by the Israeli occupation authorities against Palestinian journalists, as she was transparently covering the suffering of the Palestinian people with international and local media agencies. She is currently serving a period of detention in Hasharon Prison, and the lawyer of the Addameer Association submitted a request for her release due to her health condition and the conditions of her nine-month-old daughter, but the occupation refused. ^{[8] [10] [11] [4] [ excessive citations ]}

"We call on Israeli authorities to release Rula Hassanein on humanitarian grounds so that she can look after her ailing nine-month-old daughter"

— Program Director Carlos Martinez de la Serna, in Committee to Protect Journalists, ^[1]

From New York, on May 8, 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged Israeli authorities to release Palestinian freelance journalist Rula Hassanein on humanitarian grounds due to the deteriorating health of her and her infant daughter since March, when she was arrested over comments she made on social media. ^{[1] [4] [8] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [ excessive citations ]}

"The occupation must allow Rula to respond to the charges against her in a civilian court, not a military court, as a civilian court is the appropriate venue for addressing concerns about material published by a journalist on social media."

— Program Director Carlos Martinez de la Serna, in Committee to Protect Journalists, ^[1]

She was released in a prisoner exchange on 20 January 2025. ^{[19] [20]}

See also

• Palestinians in Israeli custody
• Administrative detention in Israel
• Israeli torture in the occupied territories
• Bushra al-Tawil
• Palestinian Prisoners' Document
• Mass detentions in the Gaza war

References

1. "Palestinian journalist Rula Hassanein charged with incitement for social media posts". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
2. "تقرير: السجن يفرق بين الصحفية الأسيرة رولا حسنين ورضيعتها ايلياء - وكالة قدس برس للأنباء". qudspress.com (in Arabic). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
3. "Israel won't release journalist whose sick baby is solely reliant on breast milk". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. Alsharif, Doja Daoud, Mohamed Mandour, Ignacio Miguel Delgado Culebras, and Samir (2024-10-25). "Arrests of Palestinian journalists since start of Israel-Gaza war". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. "Palestine: Record number of Palestinian journalists' arbitrarily arrested by Israel / IFJ". www.ifj.org. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
6. "alquds newspapaer". www.alquds.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
7. Cumiskey, Daire (2024-03-31). "Palestine: six months of slaughter, six months of resistance". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
8. "West Bank: Israeli Forces Detain Rula Hassanein". Coalition For Women in Journalism. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
9. "تقرير: السجن يفرق بين الصحفية الأسيرة رولا حسنين ورضيعتها ايلياء -Quds Press News Agency". qudspress.com (in Arabic). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
10. "اشتباكات ومواجهات بتصدي المقاومة لاقتحامات الاحتلال في الضفة". palinfo.com (in Arabic). 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
11. "Israel Arrests West Bank Reporter Rula Hassanein; 13th Palestinian Dies in Israeli Prison Since Oct. 7". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
12. NUJ. "Palestine: Israeli authorities arrest multiple journalists". www.nuj.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
13. "Israel's war against press freedom in Palestine". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
14. "IOF raids homes, kidnaps Palestinians in W. Bank". The Palestinian Information Center. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
15. Salam, Ali (2024-03-19). "Israeli Army Abducts Three Palestinians in Ramallah" . Retrieved 2024-10-28.
16. "L'armée israélienne fait incursion dans des villes et localités de Cisjordanie et interpelle des Palestiniens". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
17. "Israel arresta en Cisjordania a la periodista palestina Rula Hassanein al tiempo que se produce la decimotercera muerte en una prisión israelí desde el 7 de octubre". Democracy Now! (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
18. "Jordan News Agency (Petra)". www.petra.gov.jo. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
19. Ebrahim, Nadeen; Bashir, Nada; Salman, Abeer (2025-01-23). "Palestinian journalist reunited with child after harrowing months in Israeli jail". CNN . Retrieved 2025-05-18.
20. Trew, Bel; Nofal, Aziza (2025-01-21). "'They beat us every day': Freed Palestinian prisoners allege abuse in Israeli jails". The Independent . Retrieved 2025-05-18.