Category: Press Releases
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Commemorating Palestinian Land Day: Join the BDS Global Day of Action on 30 March 2012!
10 February 2012 | Palestinian BDS National Committee Commemorating Land Day, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) invites people of conscience around the world to unite for a BDS Global Day of Action on 30 March 2012 in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, justice and equality and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it…
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Take Urgent Action: Appeals Decision Delayed as Khader Adnan Dying to Live
12 February 2012 | Samidoun- Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Khader Adnan, Palestinian political prisoner being held under administrative detention, is now entering his 57th day of hunger strike and facing a severe health crisis. Despite the fact that Khader Adnan risks death with every minute that passes, the Israeli military court system is delaying decisions…
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Under Attack: The Golani Brigade’s war on the Palestinian population of Al-Khalil (Hebron)
12 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A newly released report submitted to the United Nations by international organizations working in Al Khalil documents a sharp increase in serious human rights violations against Palestinian civilians, particularly youth and children, living in the Old City and Tel Rumeida. Internationals working in Al-Khalil have called…
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Israeli military court extends administrative detention for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq
9 February 2012 | Tanweer Enlightenment Forum The Israel military court has extended administrative detention for two months in addition to three months already detained for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq, a lecturer at An-Najah National University and the Cultural Coordinator for the Tanweer Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum, currently detained in Ofer Prison…
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3rd annual Global Day of Action to Open Shuhada (Apartheid) Street
15 January 2012 | Youth Against Settlements This year, Palestinian activists in Hebron are planning a week of activities to commemorate the Baruch Goldstein Massacre and demand the opening of Shuhada Street. The planned activities in Hebron are as follows: Monday : 20/02/2012 Photo Exhibition about the Ibrahim Mosque Massacre and Non-violent…
