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LEBANON: RELATIVES PROTEST AT KHIAM PRISON

(1 Jun 2000) Arabic/Nat Lebanese and Palestinian families held a sit-in near to the notorious Khiam prison, which human rights groups say is the scene of torture, to call for the release of their loved ones from Israeli jails. They carried pictures of their relatives who they say are imprisoned inside Israel. Hezbollah guerrillas and their supporters also staged a drama enacting methods which Israel soldiers allegedly carry out. The notorious Khiam Prison was the scene for a sit-in by relatives of prisoners held by Israel. The event was organised by a government-backed committee that tracks Lebanese detainees in Israel. The jail was a symbol of the Israeli-allied Southern Lebanon Army's efforts over 14 years to punish guerrillas. Khiam's last 145 inmates walked free on May 23rd as villagers knocked down doors and broke locks after the chaotic flight of guards and interrogators. But these people say they want Israel to release Lebanese prisoners held in Israeli prisons. SOUNDBITE: (English) "We've worked for years for those held in Israel, the hostages, and we will still continue our work especially for Mustafa Dirani and Sheikh Obeid that they will be released because we consider them hostages and to keep them is totally contradictory with all international law" SUPERCAPTION: Elizabeth Hopkins, Amnesty International representative Former prisoners re-enacted a dramatic presentation of life inside the Khiam Prison that human rights groups denounced as the scene of torture. An actor called on the government to lock up every collaborator for a minimum of 10 years. Some 1,500 former militiamen surrendered to authorities last week and await trials on charges of collaboration, which carry prison terms. The brother of a prisoner jailed in Israel said they would continue to fight for the release of prisoners. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) "We considered those held in Israeli jails as hostages and not prisoners. We urge the Resistance to continue the fight until all detainees are released" SUPERCAPTION: Brother of Mustafa Dirani who is held in Israel In the meantime, and along the border point of El Dhaira, Palestinian families continue to flock to the fence separating the two countries to meet up with relatives they have not seen for decades. This woman wept as she met her brother for the first time. He was born in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon. She's been separated from the rest of her family for 52 years. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...