From Youth Against Settlements, Hebron: On March 1st Israeli occupation authorities arrested the human rights and popular resistance activist Issa Ismail Amro, 30, after calling him in for interrogation at the Israeli police station near Kiryat Arba. Before his arrest, Amro said an Israeli police officer phoned him in the afternoon to come in for […]
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Polish Palm Tree Dons Palestinian Scarf Against Government Meeting in Occupied Jerusalem
On February 24th, Palestinian and Polish activists tied a giant traditional Palestinian scarf (Kuffeyah) around the iconic Palm sculpture in Jerusalem Avenue, central Warsaw. The palm, which dominates Warsawâs city-scape and appears on post-cards was created by Polish artist Joanna Rajkowska. Rajkowska is known for her advocacy for Palestinian human rights and work in the […]
Biweekly Repression Update
Stop the Wall repression update: Feb. 10 – Feb 23 Part I: Testimony The following is testimony gathered on March 01 from Hamza Burnat (17) who was shot with live ammunition several times during the weekly anti-Wall demonstration in the village of Bil’in on February 18. Recently released from the hospital, Hamza briefly explained what […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update – February 25
Al Maâsara: Occupation forces repress the weekly demonstration, held in commemoration of the Hebron massacre and the Libya revolution. The weekly demonstration in al Maâsara was held in commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the massacre at the Ibarihmi Mosque in Hebron and in support of the Libyan revolution. Demonstrators set off from the village […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update – February 18
Al Nabi Saleh: 5 injured, 7 arrested, houses hit by chemical water and tear gas Occupation forces arrested five international activists and two Palestinian demonstrators while wounding five others during Fridayâs protest, which marked the 42nd anniversary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP). The march set off from the center of […]
Mass march against Agrexco
On February 12, 24 hours after activists locked locked Agrexco storage areas, more than a hundred activists marched on Liege airport in Belgium. Activists from Belgium were joined by French activists, who collectively marched to the airport where they gathered to protest the unloading and shipping of Agrexco flowers. The company Agrexco is the largest […]