Event: Christmas Eve Protest in al Walaja Date: Friday, January 24 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Al Walaja village, Bethlehem district The day before Christmas, Palestinians from the Bethlehem district will gather in the village al Walajah to demonstrate against the Wall and settlements that threaten to encircle the village and turn it into an open […]
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Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update
Niâlin: Several cases of fainting as a result of asphyxiation from tear gas during the weekly demonstration On Friday, the residents of Niâlin launched their weekly demonstration after praying under village olive trees, marking their continued refusal to abandon their land. Demonstrators set off towards the Wall accompanied by a number of solidarity activists raising […]
Weekly Repression Update 6-13 December
Weekly Stop the Wall Repression Update Period: Monday 6 December to Monday 13 December 2010 Summary: 1) Arrests of HRDs and Minors Three students and some international HRDs as well as other Palestinians were arrested in Beit Ummar and Bil’in 2) Violence against HRDs The IOF used severe repressive […]
Veolia loses bids for contracts in Scotland, France
Veolia, the French multinational firm building the light rail in Jerusalem, recently lost two important bids in France and Scotland after the protests of solidarity organizations. In Scotland, Veolia was bidding for a contract to provide trash collection and street cleaning in Edinburgh, where the city is privatizing public services. During the selection process, however, […]
Stop the Wall Campaign receives Human Rights Defenders Award to mark Human Rights Day
This week celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark it, the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), along with An Najah University and the Independent Commission of Human Rights, organised an event entitled âSpeak Up! Stop Discriminationâ. The event was held today at […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update
The weekly protests were much bigger than usual because of several coinciding anniversaries, particularly International Human Rights Day, the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the First Intifada and the anniversary of the formation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In the village of Al-Massara, the protest began outside the Zawahreh school […]
Israeli Apartheid Short Film Showing in Al Bireh
Stop the Wall and ItIsApartheid.org invite you to the screening of The Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest. Join us to see the top ten short films of the contest and vote for your favorites ***image2*** MONDAY, December 13th, 7:00-8:30 at the Popular Art Center, Al-Bireh For more information visit: ItIsApartheidTV
Weekly Repression Update 29 November – 6 December
Weekly Stop the Wall Repression Update Period: Monday 29 November to Monday 6 December 2010 Summary: 1) Arrests of HRDs and Minors Late night raids on homes in Jerusalem continued, resulting in a number of arrests. Several EU diplomats attended the court hearing of Aballah Abu Rahmah, amid widespread condemnation […]
In Argentina workers’ movements, community radios take up BDS
November saw a flurry of BDS activities in Argentina, where workers from the recovered factories, along with the global umbrella organization for community radio, committed to active support of the 2005 Palestinian BDS call. Workers in the recovered factories in Argentina pledged to support the BDS call. These workers are part of a larger movement […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update
In the weekly protest in Nabi Saleh, two people were severely injured, and dozens more suffered tear gas and pepper spray inhalation. The protest began in the village square. As the protestors marched to the main entrance of the village, the Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) closed the road and began firing on the protest with […]