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Walid Daqqa
Palestinian prisoner, novelist and activist (1961-2024) · Palestine · On the map · Writers · Died at 62
Walid Nimer As'aad Daqqa was a Palestinian prisoner and novelist who was imprisoned for 38 years after he was convicted of commanding a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)-affiliated group that abducted and killed an Israeli soldier.
Walid Daqqa is read about 61 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 117 days, one point a day.
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About this person
He was not convicted of the murder, but of commanding the group, a charge he rejected. Daqqa was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails.
Country
Palestine
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1961 to 2024 · aged 62
