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UPDATED: 20-year-old Mariam Barghouti has now been released
15th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Update Friday 18th April: Mariam was released yesterday evening and is now home with her family. ***** Update Thursday 17th April: Mariam had a military court hearing this morning and the military judge agreed to release her on bail. Mariam’s bail has been paid and she…
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Remembering Vik
15th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Occupied Palestine Vittorio Arrigoni was a human rights activist (Italy, February 1975) and member of ISM, who was murdered on the 15th of April 2011, aged 36, whilst supporting the struggle for a free Palestine. Below is a tribute from an Italian ISMer: I want to remember Vittorio Arrigoni with his…
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“We leave without expecting to return” – meeting the firefighters of Gaza
15th April 2014 | Paramedics in Gaza | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Yesterday I visited the Civil Defence Directorate, which provides the fire and rescue service in Gaza, as well as some emergency ambulances and marine rescue. These guys have a reputation as being fearless, as well as being the most vulnerable to attack during times…
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Village of Qaryut without reliable access to vital road
15th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team| Qaryut, Occupied Palestine The village of Qaryut, located almost halfway between Nablus and Ramallah, has been waiting for the last year to have a reliable and secure connection to Road 60. This road is essential to connect the village with the city of Ramallah, where most…
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Nabi Saleh successfully end three day siege of their village with peaceful protest
15th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, The Palestinian Popular Resistance Committee of Nabi Saleh called for a demonstration at 3pm against a siege enforced on their village by Israeli forces. The demonstration was an overwhelming success with the re-opening of the checkpoint and a withdrawal of the additional forces…
