Defense attorney for 14 officers claims he requested delay and then caught COVID; lawyer for late Nizar Banat's family laments that mix-up doesn't bode well for rest of case

Men to be accused of aggravated assault in case that has rocked the West Bank; no senior officers or politicians have so far been charged in Banat's death

Relatives of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat ask UN human rights bodies, Britain's Metropolitan Police to open investigations under principle of universal jurisdiction

Officials tell ToI Israel could send $247 million to support Ramallah, which has seen international aid dwindle over past year and is in dire economic state

Tlaib, Omar, Bush, Pocan and Murphy blast Ramallah's 'shameful' arrests; Sanders's office said to have reached out to PA shortly before it agreed to release activists

United Nations rights office calls for 'immediate release without charge' of those detained amid protests over PA critic's death while in custody of security forces

Palestinian rights groups, Hamas condemn detentions; detainees range from anti-corruption activists to prominent members of Islamic Jihad

National library director Ehab Bessaiso dismissed last month, days after he spoke out online against death of Nizar Banat while in Palestinian police custody

Nazir Banat's relatives, who allege he was severely beaten during arrest, say they still haven't received a document with his cause of death; slam PA's 'criminal behavior'

As crackdown continues, demonstrations sparked by death of outspoken critic shine unwanted light on corrupt and increasingly authoritarian Palestinian Authority