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How I reclaimed my life after 18 years in Israeli prison

After 18 years in Israeli prisons, Bilal Odeh reflects on re-entering a changed world, and choosing to dedicate himself to mental health work.

Bilal Odeh
23 February, 2026
A view of Sde Teiman prison in the Negev desert near the Gaza Strip, in Negev, Israel on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Sde Teiman
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Israel top military lawyer quits over abused Palestinian video

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 October, 2025
Navi Pillay (R) speaks during a briefing to UN member states about ongoing investigations of the Commission at the UN offices in Geneva, on April 16, 2024
United Nations
World
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UN inquiry on Israeli violence hampered by funding shortfall

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2025
Soldiers stand in front of a barbed wire fence as other people amass on the other side
Turkish police
MENA
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Turkish border guards convicted of torturing, killing Syrians

The New Arab Staff
27 June, 2025
Iraqi prison
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq probes brutality in prisons after leaked TikTok videos

Dana Taib Menmy
12 May, 2025
Sde Teiman prison in the Negev Desert
Israel
MENA
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Israel indicts five reservists over alleged prisoner abuse

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2025
UK's Foreign Minister has signed a deal with Tunisia to target illegal migration [Getty]
United Kingdom
World
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UK-Tunisia migration deal endangering lives, human rights: NGOs

The New Arab Staff
03 February, 2025
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Occupied West Bank
Society
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Palestinians choose to live in caves over leaving their land

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

07 January, 2025
Calls Grow For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza
Israel
MENA
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Rights groups file complaint against French-Israeli soldier

The New Arab Staff
17 December, 2024
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Israeli occupation
In-depth
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Is rise in Israel's West Bank raids rehearsal for annexation?

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)
17 December, 2024
United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen
United Nations
MENA
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UN investigators say 4,000 Syrian rights abusers identified

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2024
Teams continue to investigate allegations of a secret compartment in Sednaya Military Prison after armed groups, opposing Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime take control in Damascus, Syria on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Syria
MENA
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SNHR director breaks down live on TV as he reveals massacre site

The New Arab Staff
10 December, 2024
Pramila Patten
United Nations
MENA
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UN event on sexual violence hears Palestinian detainee testimony

The New Arab Staff
24 October, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Libya authorities dismantle human trafficking network

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 September, 2024
Gaza hospital [Anadolu Agency/Getty]
Gaza
MENA
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Israel torturing detained Gaza healthcare workers: HRW

The New Arab Staff
26 August, 2024
Gaza War
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Israeli court extends detention of soldiers in sexual abuse case

The New Arab Staff
06 August, 2024
Sudan protest
Sudan war
In-depth
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Sudan's warring sides target civilians with arrests, sham trials

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)
02 July, 2024
Israeli police West Bank [AFP]
Israel news
MENA
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Palestinian loses eye in 'pointless attack' by Israeli police

The New Arab Staff
12 June, 2024
Israel's Gilboa prison.
Israel news
MENA
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Israel to phase out use of Sde Teiman military detention camp

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 June, 2024
Gaza War
MENA
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Gaza detainees have limbs amputated due to Israeli shackles

The New Arab Staff
05 April, 2024
Syria
MENA
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Syrian returnees face 'gross human rights abuses': UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2024