Category: Press Releases
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Four men arrested in a night raid in Ni’lin
5 October 2010 | ISM Media Tonight, around 2 am, the Israeli army entered the West Bank village of Ni`lin and arrested four Palestinians: Muhammed Ahmed Younis Amireh, Othman Risiqe Rasheed Amireh, Tarik Hassan Tawfeeq Mesleh and Asad Muhammed Abdulfattah Nafi. Israeli soldiers on foot arrived from the gate in the illegal apartheid wall and…
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Action Alert: We stand with Abdallah Abu Rahmah
Jewish Voice for Peace 4 October 2010 Seized in the night. Tortured. Held without trial, then tried in a military court where you have no rights; convicted on the coerced confessions of minors, you are facing a sentence of years in prison. All for organizing peaceful protests against the theft of your land and asserting…
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French human rights activist arrested at West Bank protest
26 September 2010 | ISM Media Beit Ummar, West Bank French activist Bruno de Ginestet-Puivert, 21, was arrested by Israeli authorities on Saturday 25 September demonstrating alongside Palestinians in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar, near Hebron. He is believed to be charged with assaulting an officer, though witnesses say this allegation is completely…
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Military Prosecution Demands More Than Two Years Imprisonment for Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah
16 September 2010 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Military prosecutor said harsh sentence should serve as a deterrent to other protesters. Despite military orders to the contrary, army officer said 0.22″ caliber bullets are considered crowd control measures.
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Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s trial to enter sentencing phase on Wednesday
13 September 2010 | Popular Struggle The trial of Bil’in protest organizer, Abdallah Abu Rahmah will renew this Wednesday, after his conviction of incitement and organizing illegal demonstrations was harshly criticized by the EU, the Spanish Parliament and human rights organizations. What: Beginning of sentencing phase in Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s trial Where: Ofer Military Court…