Gehad Al-Haddad has been experiencing dizziness, followed by shortness of breath, numbness, tingling in the limbs, cramps in the hands and feet and a complete loss of...Case Updates
Today the judge ordered improved conditions for Gehad due to his deteriorating medical condition.
However, there has been no execution of his previous order on August...Case Updates
I have now learned that Dr Essam's health has deteriorated and his blood sugar level is really high.
He refused the IV injections and insisted on continuing the...Case Updates
Dr. Essam El-Haddad, 64 years old, has started a full hunger strike at Scorpion prison since Monday, 13th November 2017. EL-Haddad has been held in a 4 square meter...Case Updates
Essam initiated a hunger strike in November of 2017 as a form of protest. He wanted the following basic demands met:
weekly one hour long family visits with no...Case Updates
The last time we were able to visit my husband was on October 1, 2016. A full year passed and we are still not permitted to visit, with no explanation!...Case Updates
Today I learned that my son, Gehad Al-Haddad, has started a hunger strike (again) in Al-Aqrab on the 2nd of May.
His strike started after prison guards broke into...Case Updates
Prison authorities routinely violate Essam's medical and legal rights. He has been denied access to necessary health care and has lost 33 pounds as a result of poor...
