Category: Ramallah
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Violence in Ni’lin village: Repression, tear gas and arrests
19th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy weather to attend Ni’lin’s weekly Friday demonstration were forced to retreat, running choking from…
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Live ammunition used at Nabi Saleh demonstration
16th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws spring was the heart of this farming community. The illegal settlement of…
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Palestinian bystander shot dead during nightly Israel army arrest raid
18th December 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Qalandiya, Occupied Palestine The Israeli army shot dead a young Palestinian man in Qalandiya refugee camp. The army invaded the camp at around 3:00 am on the 16th of December with the aim of making arrests. The young people of the camp came out to…