Category: Reports

  • 2 shot with live ammunition at Ofer prison demonstration

    15 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ofer Prison, Occupied Palestine A demonstration was held outside Ofer prison in Ramallah as part of a week of action in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners, and in particular to protest the continued detention of Samer Assawi who is on his 207th day of hunger strike whilst being…

  • My family has been seperated

    14 February 2013 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Divided Palestine The Gaza Strip has often been called an “open air prison” in light of the illegal closure imposed on it by the Israeli authorities. However, the territory became a prison for many Palestinians long before the closure came into effect. In the early stages…

  • A settlements `bio-war` against the ancient city of Sabastiya

    12 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Sabastiya, Occupied Palestine Sabastiya is an ancient city located just 10 km north of Nablus, West Bank. It contains Canaanite, Israelite, Hellenistic, Herodian, Roman and Byzantine ruins as well as the tomb of John the Baptiste. The winding city streets along with its history make Sabastiya an ideal…