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Nizar Banat

Palestinians take part in a protest in Ramallah following the death of Palestinian human-rights activist Nizar Banat on June 24, 2021. Photo by Flash90.
Family of activist who died in Palestinian Authority custody files suit with ICC
“We demand justice for a man who was doing nothing but speaking the truth to power,” says the lawyer representing Nizar Banat’s relatives.
Calls for the 85-year-old to resign have grown since the death of anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat in June.
Hamas is also turning up the heat, hoping to one day seize control of the West Bank from Fatah as it did in Gaza.