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Military court orders Nabi Saleh protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, remanded until end of legal proceedings

Posted on: April 17, 2011

17 April 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Bassem Tamimi’s political arrest was extended indefinitely by an Israeli military judge today despite problematic evidence. His trial will open on May 8th.

The arrest of Bassem Tamimi, a 44 year-old protest organizer from Nabi Saleh and the coordinator of the village’s popular committee, was extended indefinitely today at the Ofer Military Court. Tamimi will remain in detention until the end of legal proceedings in his case. The indictment against Tamimi, filed two weeks ago, is based on questionable and coerced confessions of youth. He is charged with incitement, organizing un-permitted marches, … Continue reading


Updated on April 17, 2011
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Nabi Saleh protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, to remain under arrest

Posted on: March 31, 2011
Bassem Tamimi in court (PSCC)

31 March 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Tamimi’s arrest was extended by an Israeli military judge after the prosecution filed a grievous indictment. The hearing took place in front of a courtroom packed with Tamimi’s family, supporters, European diplomats and Israeli intellectuals.

Bassem Tamimi, 44, a protest organizer from Nabi Saleh and the coordinator of the village’s popular committee, was indicted at the Ofer Military Court today. Tamimi is charged with incitement, organizing unpermitted marches, solicitation to throw stones, disobeying the duty to report to questioning, and a scandalous obstruction of justice charge, for allegedly giving youth advice on how … Continue reading


Updated on April 1, 2011
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Israeli forces arrest activists in Nabi Saleh

Posted on: March 26, 2011

25 March 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

This afternoon nine people were arrested at a demonstration in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh. Among the arrested were two ISM activists along with one Danish, one Palestinian and five Israeli protesters. Both ISM activists report being beaten by the Israeli military whilst non-violently demonstrating. The Swedish activist was pepper-sprayed in the face before having his hands tied behind his back and being dragged around a corner and hit in the face several times causing his glasses to break. The other ISM activist, a woman from the United States was hit in her … Continue reading


Updated on March 26, 2011
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Israeli Soldiers Arrest Bassem Tamimi, Coordinator of Nabi Saleh Popular Committee

Posted on: March 24, 2011
Bassem Tamimi

24 March 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Bassem Tamimi, coordinator of the Nabi Saleh popular committee, was arrested when dozens of soldiers raided his house at noon today beating his wife and daughter in the process. Only yesterday the military court had ordered the indefinite remand of Naji Tamimi, another member of the Nabi Saleh population committee.

Minutes after Bassem Tamimi entered his home to prepare for a meeting with foreign diplomats, dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed his house at the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh and arrested him. … Continue reading


Updated on March 24, 2011
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Army arrests local protest leader in Nabi Saleh last night

Posted on: March 6, 2011
Naji Tamimi during a demonstration in Nabi Saleh. Picture credit: Nariman Tamimi

6 March 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Naji Tamimi, member of the Nabi Saleh popular committee and one of the leading figures in the struggle against the annexation of village lands by the nearby settlement of Halamish, was arrested last night during an army night raid on the village. The military also searched the home of another popular committee member, Bassem Tamimi, absent at the time. These last few weeks saw the army waging an extensive arrest campaign against village residents, specifically targeting minors.

At around 1:30 AM last … Continue reading


Updated on March 6, 2011
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Seven arrested in An Nabi Saleh

Posted on: February 19, 2011

19 February 2011 | Bethlehem Solidarity

Seven people were arrested yesterday in An Nabi Saleh during the weekly demonstration against the occupation and settlements. After the Israeli army invaded the village two Palestinians, four Israelis and one international were arrested. They are still held by Israeli forces, and we are told that the two Palestinians were separated from the rest during their ride to Binyamin police station. This does not bode well for them and could mean that they are being sent to Ofer on the account of the soldiers’ false testimonies.

The weekly march through the village of Nabi Saleh was … Continue reading


Updated on February 19, 2011
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Several detained in An Nabi Saleh

Posted on: February 9, 2011

07 February 2011 | International Women’s Peace Service

On Friday, 5 February, approximately 20 international and Israeli activists joined the residents of the village of An Nabi Saleh in the Ramallah district for the village’s regular non-violent demonstration against land confiscation and Israel’s occupation policies.  The village had been placed under curfew since 7am, with all roads blocked by the Israeli military.   
 
Prior to the start of the midday demonstration, the Israeli military invaded the village and attempted to prevent Israeli solidarity activists from being present in the village, forcing them to leave.  Israeli and international activists, including three International Women’s … Continue reading


Updated on February 9, 2011
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Nabi Saleh marches with the people of Egypt

Posted on: February 7, 2011
Nabi Saleh in Tear Gas and Rain Picture Credit: Joseph Dana

6 February 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Despite pounding rain and aggressive repression tactics employed by the army, the village of Nabi Saleh marched Friday in solidarity with the people of Egypt. The demonstration was also in honor of 14 year Nabi Saleh resident Islam Tamimi, who was arrested in a night raid in the village almost three weeks ago and remains in jail.

Even before the demonstration was slated to begin, the army had taken positions inside the … Continue reading


Updated on February 7, 2011
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Harsh Interrogations of Children Escalate in Nabi Saleh

Posted on: January 31, 2011

31 January 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

14 year old Islam Tamimi was arrested in a night raid on Sunday 23 January 2011 and subjected to psychological torture in order to extract dictated false testimony that will be used to incriminate and prosecute villagers in Nabi Saleh.

In an escalation of the repression of unarmed demonstration in the West Bank, 14 year old Islam Tamimi was seized from his home and arrested at 0200 on Sunday 23 January 2011 . It was the second time in roughly three weeks that he was taken by Israeli soldiers. The soldiers applied stress position … Continue reading


Updated on February 7, 2011
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11-year-old boy detained without reason in An Nabi Saleh

Posted on: January 25, 2011
11-year-old Karim Tamimi

25 January 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

Today, the Israeli Border Police entered the village of An Nabi Saleh and detained an 11-year-old boy, Karim Tamimi, without reason. They came to the village in police jeeps and were dressed in uniform, but were without the normal riot weapons; nobody had been informed about their coming previously, nor knew what they were supposed to be doing in the village. Before they left, they detained Karim without giving any reason for it. His older brother, 14-year-old Islam Tamimi, was arrested on Saturday during a night raid. He will face charges of stone throwing … Continue reading


Updated on February 7, 2011
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