A Palestinian human rights lawyer has been arrested by Israeli forces after taking part in a protest in the occupied West Bank against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, his rights group said.
![In this file photo from November 2017, Palestinian human rights activist Farid al-Atrash gives a press conference as part of Amnesty International's 'Human rights day' [File: Eric Feferberg/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_UQ3UL.jpg?resize=770%2C513)
In this file photo from November 2017, Palestinian human rights activist Farid al-Atrash gives a press conference as part of Amnesty International’s ‘Human rights day’ [File: Eric Feferberg/AFP]