Category: Press Releases
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Join the 2010 Olive Harvest Campaign
At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2010 Olive Harvest Campaign at the invitation of Palestinian communities. The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of olive trees have been bulldozed, uprooted and…
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Criminalizing peaceful protest: Act up for Abdallah Abu Rahmah
25 August 2010 | Popular Struggle UPDATE: Baroness Ashton condemns Bil’in leader’s conviction; Attorney: “International community must take a tough stand on human rights defenders.” Abdallah Abu Rahmah, the coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee, was yesterday convicted of incitement and organizing illegal marches by an Israeli military court. The conviction concluded an eight months…
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Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah cleared of stone-throwing; convicted of incitement
24 August 2010 | Popular Struggle Protest organizer Abdallah Abu Rhamah from Bil’in was convicted of incitement and organizing illegal demonstrations today, after an eight months long military trial, during which he was kept behind bars. He was acquitted of a stone-throwing charge and a vindictive arms-possession charge. Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s verdict was read today…
