Omar Nazzal is a 54 year-old journalist who was arbitrarily imprisoned on 23 April 2016. Nazzal was en route to attend The European Federation of Journalists conference when he was detained. In May 2016, a Military court claimed that Nazzal posed a "security threat against the state", but presented no evidence; the judge imposed a four month-sentence. The sentence was arbitrarily extended on 19 August 2016. Nazzal initiated a hunger strike to protest the injustice perpetrated against him.

Nazzal has previously spent about four years arbitrarily imprisoned, and several months under house arrest. For many years Nazzal faced a travel ban, and even a restriction from visiting areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Omar is married and has three daughters.

Number of days arbitrarily imprisoned during latest ordeal:

Percentage of his life arbitrarily imprisoned: 7.5%