Tag: Arrests
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Bil’in leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah arrested during military night raid
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 10 December 2009 As part of a recent escalation of political arrests in Bil’in, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a school teacher and coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee was arrested by Israeli soldiers At exactly 2 AM last night, seven Israeli military jeeps pulled over at Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s residence in the…
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Israeli forces arrest four prominent grassroots activists during Nablus night raid
9 December 2009 The Israeli military kidnapped nine Palestinians from the Nablus region in the early hours of Tuesday, 9 December 2009, including four leading civil society activists. The Israeli army in the force of 200 armed soldiers invaded several districts of Nablus city, refugee camps and a nearby village in a coordinated operation last…
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Israel: End arbitrary detention of rights activist
Human Rights Watch 4 December 2009 The Israeli military appeals court should end the administrative detention of Mohammed Othman, a West Bank rights activist, and order his release, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli authorities have detained Othman without charge for more than two months on what appear to be politically motivated grounds. On the…
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Night raids conducted by Israeli forces resume in the village of Bil’in: One Palestinian resident arrested
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 3 December 2009 For immediate release: Night raids, conducted by the Israeli army as a part of the ongoing arrest campaign in an attempt to crush the popular struggle against the Apartheid Wall and settlements in the Palestinian village of Bil’in have resumed in the early hours of Thursday, 3 December.…
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Trying to fill the hole our father has left
Jody McIntyre | Ctrl.Alt.Shift 3 December 2009 As we move into the cold months, many of you in the UK will be looking forward to Christmas. In the Palestinian village of Bi’lin, last weekend marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, a time to see family and friends and for people to eat together. But…