Category: Press Releases
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Young Palestinian man and Swedish activist shot with live ammunition during Ni’lin demonstration
5pm, 30th January 2009, Ramallah: On Friday, January 30th, two people were shot by Israeli forces with live ammunition in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Ulrika Andersson, 31, was shot in the leg with live ammunition during the weekly demonstration against the construction of the annexation wall in the village of Ni’lin, occupied West…
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European Union failing its obligations to protect human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 January 2009 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) demands that the European Union (EU) immediately takes action in order to protect human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The EU is currently failing in its obligations to effectively intervene in order to protect the lives of civilians…
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ISM London issues declaration supporting student occupations
ISM London 22 January 2009 ISM London offers support and solidarity to the numerous student occupations and sit-ins around the UK in recent weeks. This response to the most recent Israeli onslaught on Gaza has been one of the most important initiatives in the movement. Generating pressure on our higher education establishments to take a…