The National and Islamic Forces are alarmed and much disturbed to learn about the kidnapping of four members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Iraq. Most disturbing are allegations of espionage against those people who in fact are acting ...
Read More »Solidarity Demonstrations For the Four CPT Hostages Taking Place All Over Palestine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow, Wednesday the 7th, two solidarity demonstrations will take place to call for the immediate release of the four Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) hostages unharmed. In Nablus, a demonstration will take place at 11am in front of ...
Read More »Press Conference of Palestinians Calls for Release of All Civilian Hostages in Iraq; More Solidarity Demonstrations Planned
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today in Ramallah, Ikram al-Sabri, the head Mufti of Palestine, along with several other notable Palestinians called for the immediate release of all civilian hostages in Iraq, with particular reference to the four Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) ...
Read More »Kiriat Arba Police arrest one Human Rights Worker; IDF assault Human Rights Workers and steal cameras and passport in Tel Rumeida, Hebron
UPDATE: This morning (6th December), the Tel Rumeida Project HRW was released from Kiriat Arba police station without conditions. He was never brought to Jerusalem as the police had threatened. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE One Human Rights Worker from The Tel ...
Read More »Human Rights Worker Refuses Deportation, Put in Solitary Confinement in Tzohar Detention Center, Israel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Andrew Macdonald, a Human Rights Worker from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), is still being held in solitary confinement at the Tzohar Detention Center in Israel. Even though he has been threatened by the Prison Commander, he ...
Read More »Palestinians to Hold Press Conference to Call for Release of the Four CPT Hostages in Iraq
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Harmeet Sooden. Picture taken in January on a farm outside Jenin where he was helping to plant olive trees. Tomorrow (Monday the 5th of December) Ikram al Sabri, the head Mufti of Palestine joined by personal Palestinian ...
Read More »Human Rights Worker refuses deportation; Threatened by Police Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE At 01:15 on Thursday morning, Andrew Macdonald, a Human Rights Worker from the ISM, refused deportation from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. The refusal is a protest against the State of Israel’s policy of deporting ...
Read More »Palestinians demonstrate for release of Western activists kidnapped in Iraq
A demonstration will be held in Rammallah today at the Al Manara square 3:00 PM to call for the release of the four kidnapped peace activists in Iraq. Speakers at the demonstration will include a representative of the Palestinian Islamic ...
Read More »Our Son is an HRO
Statement From Andrew’s Parents: Thursday 24th November 2005: “A Human Rights Observer from the UK was arrested in Tel Rumeida, Hebron earlier today. He had just finished escorting Palestinian children to school” This report appeared last week on the web-site ...
Read More »Palestinians offer their help to gain freedom for kidnapped CPTers
Palestinians led by their top Muslim cleric appealed to Iraqi insurgents Wednesday to release four Western peace activists, saying three of them had spent time in the West Bank aiding the Palestinians. The banner on the right reads in Arabic: ...
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