"ln a state of eoergencyn. Dlr. Reshayed protested to the prison director nho permltted hlm to vlstt the prlson tlro days later. After oeeting a number of prlsoners, Mr. Reshayed s€id that politlcal detainee, !tr. All Shakour' rrho was eerving a llfe sentence, was in urgent need of a doctor because of hls deteriorating health. (lI_EiE, 19 Ocrober 1984) 288. On 20 December 1984, famllles of polttical prieoners staged a strike ln front of Nafha prtson to proteat the autorltiesr refusal to allor{ clothes to be taken in for their children. Ttle famlly of l,bha moed lil,anaour, sentenced to life lmprlsonm€nt' complalned thac he waa denied access to radlio, television or books. (Al Talirah,2T rrecember 1984 ) 289. Palestinian feoale polltlcal prisoners at Neve Tirtza Womenrs Prlson r,rere asslgned to solltary confinement for continuing a uork strike agalnst prison conditlons. Eight politlc€l prisoners were placed in solitary confinement for perlods ranging from 5 to 15 days anal denleat family vlslts. (A]-.Eg.jf, 11 January 1985) 290. On 12 February 1985, 23 political prisoners in the Neve Tirtza r{onen I a Prison began,a hunger strlke. Accordlng to the ALI!!i! report, the prisoners nere striking because of the nen restrictlons lmposed by the authorities qhich include 11mlhin9 the tloe allotted to priaoners to visit one another. They aleo demanded that educatlonal €ctivities and study sesslons be held $lthout Israeli supervision. Allegedly, the women were also proteating against enforced factory work in defence-related induatries and had been punished by havi.ng their prison privileges irithdrawn. (AI_E4il, 15 February 1985). 291. It was reported on 5 l,tarch 1,985 that a pr lsoner from t€blus, Mr. Mabooutl Freltah, who had been sentenced seven years earlier to 20 yearsl imPrlsonment for membership in an lllegal organlzatlon and for preparing bombs, had
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a collection of news articles or reports about the treatment of political prisoners in Israeli prisons. The issues mentioned include the denial of medical care, restrictions on family visits, solitary confinement, and forced labor. These concerns are primarily related to human rights and the treatment of prisoners, rather than any specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health