Family says Nizar Banat's cousin, who alleges seeing Abbas's security officers beat the PA critic to death, was detained Monday; 14 indicted officers arraigned at Ramallah court

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

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

Violent crime in Palestinian areas of the West Bank has been spiking in recent months, with police citing a 40% uptick in offenses

Islamist group leads latest demonstrations in Ramallah, Hebron after Nizar Banat died following his arrest by Palestinian security services earlier this week

Palestinians pack into Hebron mosque to pay last respects to Nizar Banat, a social media activist who died after 'vicious beating' during arrest by Palestinian security services