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An area of land and an olive tree planted in Asira, in memory of Vittorio Arrigoni

17th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Asira, Occupied Palestine On the 16th of April, the children of the Retaj Centre for Women and Children in Asira planted an olive tree on a piece of land which has been named after Vittorio Arrigoni. This symbolic act was made to remember the Italian volunteer killed on the 15th of April 2011. Asira is located south of Nablus, and is a village that is frequently attacked by…

April 17, 2014

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 is expected to be released later this evening. ***** Update Wednesday 16th April: At Mariam’s military court hearing today, an Israeli…

April 16, 2014

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 words, and for once the words are not just wasted air, but are synonymous with practice, of a real life spent standing in solidarity with Palestinians. Palestinians will always remember him, and so will…

April 15, 2014