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A collection of writings by imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti will be published in November, bringing together prison letters, interviews, personal material and political documents spanning the last three decades of his public life and incarceration.
The book, Unbroken: In Pursuit of Freedom for Palestine, is scheduled for release by Penguin on Nov. 5, according to information provided to The Guardian.
Barghouti, 66, is viewed by many Palestinians as one of the most prominent and popular Palestinian leaders, a symbol of hope, and a potential path toward renewing political legitimacy in the occupied territories.
The publication comes as violence in Gaza continues despite what has been described as a nominal ceasefire, and as questions persist over the shape and leadership of any future Palestinian political order.
Barghouti has been held in Israeli prisons since 2002, after being arrested in Ramallah while serving as an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
He was accused of orchestrating attacks that resulted in the deaths of five civilians and was convicted on terrorism charges by an Israeli court.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union criticized the legal process at the time, arguing that the trial breached international law, including the Geneva Conventions. Barghouti has consistently denied the charges.
A senior member of Fatah, the dominant party in the Palestinian Authority and a rival to Hamas, Barghouti has long publicly backed a two-state solution.
Supporters argue Israel’s refusal to release him is driven in part by concern that he could emerge as a powerful and influential voice for the Palestinian cause.
The forthcoming volume will compile private letters written from prison to Barghouti’s family, correspondence with public figures, press interviews, public statements, historical documents and photographs.
It will also include extracts from 1,000 Days in Solitary Confinement, previously available only in Arabic.
Barghouti has spent extended periods in solitary confinement and has been held for long stretches without access to his family, according to accounts cited by former Palestinian detainees.
The Guardian reported in November 2025 that Barghouti had not seen his family for three years, while his lawyers were allowed to visit him only five times in the prior two years.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has been barred from visiting him, a move described as a breach of international law.
According to the newspaper, Barghouti has in recent years been subjected to solitary confinement and to abuses that included four physical assaults since 2023.
Despite more than two decades in prison, successive opinion polls have placed Barghouti among the most popular Palestinian political figures in Gaza and the West Bank.
Supporters often describe him as “Palestine’s Mandela” and cite his standing as evidence of his potential to unify rival factions.
International campaigning for his release has intensified in recent years.
A major campaign was launched in November 2025 with coordinated demonstrations and public art installations in Palestine and cities including London, alongside protests across Europe, the United States and South Africa.
In December, more than 200 cultural figures signed an open letter calling for his release.
The book’s introduction is written by Barghouti’s wife, Fadwa Barghouti, who has been a prominent advocate for his release.
“For a long time, I have wished that the world could hear Marwan in his own voice, not through the noise surrounding him,” she said in a statement.
She added that she hopes the book will help readers understand “how he embodies the Palestinian struggle for freedom and dignity.”
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