Six academics and writers: Dr Yasser Fayeq Abu Safieh, Dr ‘Afif Suleiman al-Judeh, Dr ‘Abd al-Rahim Kittani, Dr ‘Adel Samar, Ahmad Qatamesh, and Adnan ‘ Odeh were released from detention on 19 December 1999. Dr. ‘Abd al-Sattar Qassem and Ahmad Shakr Dudin remain in detention.
